Primary
Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall, Barnes Road, Darlington, DL3 9BL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 63 of 65 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
- Local authority
- Darlington
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 7.7
- Pupils per adult
- 6.9
- Pupils
- 53
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2021
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
0%
99.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 94 |
| Average reading score | 99 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 6% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 96.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 87.0 |
| 23/24 | 92.0 |
| 24/25 | 94.0 |
Mowden Hall, Barnes Road, Darlington, DL3 9BL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Darlington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Chief Executive
- Caroline Green
- Address
- Mowden Hall, Barnes Road, Darlington, DL3 9BL
- Telephone
- 01325254670