Montalbo Nursery & Primary School is a primary school located in Barnard Castle. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fairfield Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 8TN
Website: http://www.montalbo.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01833637718
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Christopher Minikin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114115

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -4.2 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.2 to 4.2
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Fairfield Road , DL12 8TN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Barnard Castle
Birch Road , DL12 8JR
4out of 4 740 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Green Lane Church of England Controlled Primary School
Green Lane , DL12 8LG
3out of 4 847 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Prospect Place , DL12 8HH
4out of 4 635 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnard Castle School
Newgate , DL12 8UN
- not rated 1,078 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.