Mowden Junior School

State-Funded School

mowden-junior-school-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL3 9DEPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Mowden Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Darlington, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 295 pupils. Mowden Junior School is part of NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

295

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 295
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 31 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Jul 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.