Ofsted: Good emoji_events #4 in Darlington public Top 17% UK

Mowden Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Peter King

corporate_fareFEDERATION OF MOWDEN SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDarlington, DL3 9DE

language Visit Website phone 1325380820

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

337

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Expected Standard

77%

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Age Range

7-11

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Mowden Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Darlington, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mowden Junior School is an academy converter in Darlington, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of FEDERATION OF MOWDEN SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 318 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 27 primaries in Darlington and #1,370 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 70%

Writing80% LA 70%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.4

-0.6 to 2.0

-1.5

Write

LA 0.1

-2.7 to -0.3

1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.5

-0.2 to 2.8

0.8

Write

LA 1.0

-0.6 to 2.2

3.0

Maths

LA 0.9

1.7 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 64%

Reading97% LA 77%

Writing89% LA 80%

Maths92% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.7

1.4 to 4.4

1.6

Write

LA 0.7

0.2 to 3

3.3

Maths

LA 1.0

1.9 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 March 2022

Inspection Report

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08 February 2017

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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27 June 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 318 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	318	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	342	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	354	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	362	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	361	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	278	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils