Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Academy 16-19 converter; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school; mixed; ages 16 to 19; Darlington, DL3 7AU; URN 150514

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools separately, as further education providers. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, three have a report card, two have key judgements without an overall grade, two have an overall grade on the old scale and one has an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at Hurworth School, dates from 21 September 2022; the latest, at Haughton Academy, from 12 May 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
DL3 7AU, Darlington; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 35.40 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
0.51 mi816 m S
Polam Hall School
DL1 5PA, Darlington

Report card inspected 25 November 2025; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 45.9 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 40.4% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: strong standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Early years: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Polam Hall School
0.84 mi1,355 m W
Carmel College
DL3 8RW, Darlington; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 1 October 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.7 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 54.0% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 34.33 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Carmel College
1.2 mi1,942 m W
Hummersknott Academy
DL3 8AR, Darlington

Report card inspected 3 February 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 50.7 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 58.1% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: strong standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Hummersknott Academy
1.3 mi2,111 m E
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
DL1 1LL, Darlington

Some aspects not as strong ungraded inspection, 11 June 2025

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 41.6 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 41.3% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for St Aidan's Church of England Academy
1.5 mi2,426 m NW
Wyvern Academy
DL3 9SH, Darlington

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 20 June 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 41.3 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 29.3% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Wyvern Academy
1.6 mi2,596 m N
Longfield Academy
DL3 0HT, Darlington

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 15 October 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 39.8 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 33.5% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Longfield Academy
1.8 mi2,930 m NE
Haughton Academy
DL1 2AN, Darlington

Report card inspected 12 May 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 42.3 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 47.2% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Haughton Academy
3.0 mi4,910 m S
Hurworth School
DL2 2JG, Darlington

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 21 September 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 42.4 (Darlington 44.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 36.1% (Darlington 43.6%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Hurworth School

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The latest inspection, in detail

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for this school under its register number.

Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education and skills providers, and those inspections are not in this data: check the school’s page on Ofsted’s reports website.

Exam results

A level results, 2024/25: 794 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B-	B-
A level average point score per entry	35.40	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	13.7%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Macmillan Academy Middlesbrough, 12.4 mi in a straight line
Durham Sixth Form Centre County Durham, 17.6 mi in a straight line
Easington Academy County Durham, 19.6 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College is a state-funded mixed sixth form college or 16 to 19 school in Darlington, for students aged 16 to 19. Trust: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Address: Vane Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7AU. Website: qeliz.nalp.org.uk.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Ofsted: Education inspection framework for use from November 2025 (further education and skills providers include 16 to 19 academies and free schools), accessed 2 November 2026.
Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.