Grading information
Sunday 17th May 2026 | Darlington Academy
⚠️EVOLUTION GRADING DAY ⚠️
📅 Sunday 17th May 2026
📍 Darlington Academy – Banks Road, DL1 1YB
IT’S TIME TO LEVEL UP!
Bring your best performance and a 💯 positive attitude —
you’re going to SMASH this grading! 💥 ⏰ Don’t be late!
✅ WHAT TO BRING:
🥊 Boxing gloves
👕 Evolution T-shirt (recommended – plain black T-shirt is okay)
🚨 Compulsory for Brown Belt gradings and above!
🩳 Black shorts (girls can wear leggings)
🚫 No tracksuit pants
🕒 Grading times will be posted soon – stay tuned!(All details subject to change)
🔥 Be sharp. Be strong. Be ready. Let’s go, team! 👊🏽💥
Group 1 - 9 to 10am
Red Belts
Theodore Lamb
William Lamb
Theo Jackson
Sheldon Kelly
Wolfie Davies
Joseph Keeble*
Jimmy Robinson**
Brodie Wharton
Riley Ashton
Yellow Belts
Oliver McCarthy
Brielle Marais
Lexie Meaney
Leonard Miller
Gyda Emily Cook
Maizie Bean
Thomas Cutress***
Edith Green
Rihan Syed Haque*
Marwan Syed Haque*
Syed Aasim Ahmed
Group 4 - 1 to 2pm
Red Belts
Raphael Ellis
Ivan Iakushev*
Sol Thompson
Robyn Brooks
Bobby Brown
Alec Wilcox-stone
Archie Howarth
Emily Wood
Oliver Dearlove
Caleb Thompson
Teddi Templeman**
Thomas Shail*
Harley Alford*
Harley Nixon*
Alfie Nixon*
Denis Johnstone
Lilly Pritchard
Orange Belts
James Allen
Mia Milward
Joshua-James Hood
Will Phillips
Group 2 - 10:20 to 11:20am
Red Belts o
Dylan Eglon*
Aria Duncalfe
Arlo Duncalfe
Mia Linforth
Boris Elijah Hallig
Jeiane Nicolette Hallig
Ethan Brooks
Yellow Belts
Kane Clark**
Nathan Jones
Sophie Rose
Oscar Thompson
Rae Stimpson
Orange Belts
Henry Spooner
Ryan Sowerby
Ellie Klein
Elijah Klein
Aimee Kneale
Lawrie Mckeown
Duncan Kilpatrick
Group 5 - 2:20 to 3:20pm
Yellow Belts
Billy Usher***
Benjamin Wiles
Samuel Wiles
Ambrose Dudman
Elliott Armstrong
Emilie Needham
Evan Brittain
Anna Roebuck
Orange Belts
Mouliksha Sen
Amelia Murphy
Reece Shaw
Arran Shaw
George Davidson
Blake Crang
Kayden Frazer
Rosie Nicholson
Ollie Marshall
Philippa Fleming
Tristan Minto
Archie Cotgrave
Michal Grzunka
Zack Lyon*
Group 3 - 11:40 to 12:40pm
Red Belts o
Filip Zielke
Harry Canning*
Oliwier Cichocki
Oliver Davison
Adam Pazdziorny
Harry Maltby
Chloe Maltby
Annie Ashton
Yellow Belts
Miley Horseman
Peter Riley*
Alexa Riley*
Sharra Butler
Josie Graham
Kyler Romero
Lottie Singh
Rosie Peake
Group 6 - 3:40 to 4:40pm
Green Belts o
Elijah Gardner
Addilyn Barnes
Eva Naylor
Elijah Finch
Indie Hartland
Daniel Phillips
Samuel Wearmouth
Blue Belts
Lachlan Divers
Harry Mackenzie
Sean McGinty
Bobby Everett*
Grace Sobota-Tulia
Purple Belts
Aaryun Singh
Raayun Singh
Cristian Kevin Bimbo
Liam Piper
Provisional Belts (Half Belt)
Provisional Belts are class-based assessments that take place during regular lessons.
Students will be assessed in the week leading up to the full belt grading date and will receive their belts the following week if successful.
Under certain circumstances, this period may be extended.
Assessments start Monday, 11th May 2026.
Provisional Yellow Belt
Alfie Kember-lee
Chloe Rhodes
Emily Marshall-Moore
Sibi Darlo
Philip Luta
George Rowell
Arya Woodward
Alfie Carolan
Teddy Lofthouse
Harry Whitehead
Hermès Sys
Joel Hesketh
Jacob Harvey
Noel Clarkson
Annabella Gibson
Charlie Gilbey Jackson
Ellis Jackson -
Noah Murphy -
Elijah Baggaley
Rowan Bastow
Ted Sunter
Provisional Blue Belt
Lily Hayman
Isabella George
Abbi Killip
Phoebe Honeywood —
Hudson Bowes
Will McKeown
Macy Levett-Renton
Francesca Hamer
Provisional Orange Belt
Davey Welch
Isaac Jarvis
Oliver Robinson
Archie Gilmour
Scarlet Rooks
Josh Wood
James Hudson
Mia Reece
Ruby Wilson
Austin Brown
Daisy Riley
Philomena Haswell
Harry King
Provisional Purple Belt
Jake Davey
Vinnie James
Faris Soldi-
Lilah Soldi-
Freddie Walton
Harvey Stead
Samuel Short
Provisional Green Belt
Ariko Gwavuya
Jaxson Oneill
Frankie Roberts
Aaron Figat
Wilfred Parkin
Iris Duffield
Edie Dobson
Josh Yates
Samuel Lawrenson
Oliver Broome