Marchbank Free School is a school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 10/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mowden Hall, Darlington

School Information

Address: Mowden Hall, Darlington, DL3 9BL
Website: www.educationvillage.org.uk
Telephone: 01325254670
School Type: Free schools special
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Caroline Green
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139691

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 42
Number of Pupils: 37
Number of Boys: 36
Number of Girls: 1

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 0.4 Confidence interval -3.4 to 4.2
Writing
N/A: -3.6 Confidence interval -7.1 to 0
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:96
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road, DL3 7PY 		2,079 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road, DL1 1SG 		3,199 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Mowden Junior School
Conyers Avenue, DL3 9DE 		243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mowden Infant School
Bushel Hill Drive, DL3 9QG 		379 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
Newton Lane, Cockerton DL3 9EX 		666 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Family RC Primary School
Prior Street, DL3 9EN 		928 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mount Pleasant Primary School
Newton Lane, DL3 9HE 		1,030 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View, DL3 9SH 		789 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Carmel College
The Headlands, DL3 8RW 		958 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, DL3 8AR 		1,288 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace, DL3 7AU 		2,019 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Polam Hall School
Grange Road, DL1 5PA 		2,689 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall, Barnes Road DL3 9BL 		0 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEmbleton View
Westgate House, Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF 		1,742 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rise Carr College
Eldon Street, DL3 0NS 		2,737 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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