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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL12 8TNMontalbo Nursery & Primary School
Primary

Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Barnard Castle · DL12 8TN http://www.montalbo.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
242
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
30%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
30%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Montalbo Nursery & Primary School · Primary · County Durham

Finance£6309 spend / pupil£6171 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
85%
-15pp
100%91%82%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
30%
-2pp
35%18%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 30%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
41%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 72.79%
SPAG higher standard
44%
LA AVG 26.79%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.09
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 103.99
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
242
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Fairfield Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 8TN
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2585%30%89%41%85%41%89%37%93%81%108.0109.0109.08%242
2023/24100%32%100%41%100%45%100%68%100%100%109.0111.0112.010%237
2022/2390%35%95%70%90%45%90%35%95%90%111.0108.0111.0+1.60+1.70-0.9013%200
2018/1982%0%88%12%94%35%94%24%100%100%105.0107.0110.0-1.30+1.50+0.1017%175
2017/1886%29%93%43%93%57%100%36%100%93%107.0107.0109.0-2.10+1.70-0.7018%152
2016/1793%7%93%33%93%40%100%20%100%87%107.0106.0106.0+2.10+3.30+1.2016%148

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524224.48%2%14%4%10%
2023/2423723.510%4%16%5%14%
2022/2320018.113%2%16%5%13%
2021/2220317.912%1%14%6%15%
2020/2120519.510%1%13%
2018/1917515.017%1%15%4%6%
2017/1815220.318%1%16%4%2%
2016/1714819.716%1%18%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.