Carmel College
The Headlands, Darlington, DL3 8RW
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,367 (669 boys, 698 girls)
- Capacity: 1382
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 17.8%
- Telephone: 01325254525
- Ofsted: Outstanding (19 Nov 2013); inspected again 1 Oct 2024, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 52.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 511 applications, 216 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Darlington
- Mowden Infant School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Abbey Infants' School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Abbey Junior School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Hummersknott Academy (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Mowden Junior School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, straight line)
