Ofsted inspection · 31/03/2022
Overview of Mowden Junior School · Primary · Darlington
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 13% | 86% | 43% | 80% | 13% | 86% | 31% | 85% | 83% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 318 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 14% | 87% | 40% | 84% | 16% | 90% | 37% | 80% | 86% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 11% | 342 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 3% | 80% | 34% | 77% | 5% | 85% | 29% | 75% | 84% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | +0.70 | -1.50 | +1.10 | 9% | 337 |
| 2018/19 | 80% | 24% | 80% | 45% | 92% | 29% | 94% | 48% | 89% | 97% | 108.0 | 109.0 | 112.0 | +1.30 | +0.80 | +3.00 | 5% | 332 |
| 2017/18 | 86% | 24% | 97% | 46% | 89% | 32% | 92% | 52% | 86% | 92% | 109.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 | +2.90 | +1.60 | +3.30 | 5% | 305 |
| 2016/17 | 81% | 22% | 89% | 41% | 88% | 34% | 95% | 39% | 92% | 98% | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 | +0.20 | +0.00 | +0.60 | 3% | 278 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 318 | 21.5 | 14% | 4% | 14% | 3% | 3% |
| 2023/24 | 342 | 22.2 | 11% | 5% | 14% | 4% | 5% |
| 2022/23 | 337 | 23.7 | 9% | 6% | 14% | 4% | 7% |
| 2021/22 | 336 | 23.3 | 7% | 5% | 12% | 5% | 10% |
| 2020/21 | 354 | 23.0 | 8% | 5% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 332 | 23.1 | 5% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 2% |
| 2017/18 | 305 | 23.8 | 5% | 5% | 12% | 3% | 3% |
| 2016/17 | 278 | 20.9 | 3% | 5% | 11% | 3% | 3% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.