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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 121495

Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton

Voluntary controlled school · Middlesbrough · TS9 6NN

Ages 4–7 · 53 pupils · North Yorkshire

Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-10

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.9%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
35

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
26
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill77%

53 pupils · 69 places

Pupils on roll
53
Boys / girls
25 / 28
School capacity
69
Capacity fill
53 / 69 (77%)
Free school meals
9.4%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of York
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Dorothy Walton 0.8 Mrs Emma Anderson 0.2

Location

Address
Low Green, Great Ayton
Postcode
TS9 6NN
Town
Middlesbrough
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–7, in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, 53 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of York.

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Primary schools in Middlesbrough
61
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS9
8
Primary in TS9
7
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Roseberry Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Middlesbrough · TS9 6EP · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand1.07

    0.6 miles away

  • Stokesley Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Middlesbrough · TS9 5EW · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM40.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

  • Chandlers Ridge Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Middlesbrough · TS7 0JL · Middlesbrough

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.2%
    • Demand0.98

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Dorothy Walton 0.8 Mrs Emma Anderson 0.2
Telephone
01642722389

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