Mowden Infant School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Bushel Hill Drive
 Darlington
 County Durham DL3 9QG
Telephone: 01325 380820

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-7)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Mowden Infants' School
Trust: Northern Arch Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Swift Academies

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lexi Wilkinson (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Peter King
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 8.89 / 5.89
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.8
Number of pupils: 176
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.8
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 8.00% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Darlington
Constituency: Darlington
Electoral Ward: Mowden
School Number: 8412668

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 27th June 2012 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Mowden Junior School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Marchbank Free School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Carmel College (0.6km) show on map
  4. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary... (0.7km) show on map
  5. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Abbey Junior School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Hummersknott Academy (1.0km) show on map
  8. Wyvern Academy (1.2km) show on map
  9. Abbey Infants' School (1.2km) show on map
  10. Mount Pleasant Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Embleton View (1.4km) show on map
  12. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (1.5km) show on map
  13. George Dent Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Reid Street Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  15. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  16. West Park Academy (1.9km) show on map
  17. Corporation Road Community Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Polam Hall School (2.1km) show on map
  19. Rise Carr College (2.4km) show on map
  20. Borough Road Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  21. Harrowgate Hill Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  22. Northwood Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  23. Skerne Park Academy (3.0km) show on map
  24. Darlington College (3.0km) show on map
  25. Longfield Academy (3.0km) show on map
  26. Gurney Pease Academy (3.1km) show on map
  27. The Rydal Academy (3.4km) show on map
  28. St Aidan's Church of England Academy (3.5km) show on map
  29. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  30. St John's Church of England Academy (3.8km) show on map
  31. Heathfield Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  32. Springfield Academy (4.1km) show on map
  33. Haughton Academy (4.1km) show on map
  34. Beaumont Hill Academy (4.1km) show on map
  35. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  36. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  37. Firthmoor Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  38. Red Hall Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  39. Whinfield Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  40. Clervaux Garden School (5.3km) show on map
  41. Croft Church of England Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  42. Hurworth School (5.9km) show on map
  43. Hurworth Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  44. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services (6.2km) show on map
  45. Barton Church of England Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  46. UTC South Durham (7.2km) show on map
  47. Heighington Church of England Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  48. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School (7.8km) show on map
  49. St. George's Church of England Academy (7.8km) show on map
  50. Forest Park School (8.2km) show on map
  51. Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  52. Pear Tree School (9.2km) show on map
  53. Melsonby Methodist Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  54. Oakwood Learning Centre (9.8km) show on map
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  56. Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School (9.9km) show on map
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  58. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School (10.0km) show on map
  59. Greenfield Academy (10.1km) show on map
  60. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  61. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (10.3km) show on map
  62. St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  63. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (10.5km) show on map
  64. Vane Road Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  65. Byerley Park Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  66. Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society (10.7km) show on map
  67. North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School (10.7km) show on map
  68. Walworth School (10.7km) show on map
  69. Woodham Academy (10.9km) show on map
  70. Ingleton CofE Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  71. North and South Cowton Community Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  72. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  73. Timothy Hackworth Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  74. Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School (11.7km) show on map
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  76. East Cowton Church of England Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  77. Thornhill Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  78. Great Smeaton Academy Primary School (13.3km) show on map
  79. Egglescliffe School (13.7km) show on map
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  81. William Cassidi Church of England Aided Prima... (13.9km) show on map
  82. Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery (14.2km) show on map
  83. St Helen Auckland Community Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  84. Copeland Road Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  85. Woodhouse Primary Academy (14.3km) show on map
  86. Aclet Close Nursery School (14.4km) show on map
  87. St Andrew's Academy (14.4km) show on map
  88. Ravensworth Church of England Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  89. Durham Lane Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  90. Chilton Academy (14.6km) show on map
  91. Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  92. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop ... (14.8km) show on map
  93. Cockton Hill Junior School (14.8km) show on map
  94. Cockton Hill Infant School (14.8km) show on map
  95. Junction Farm Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  96. Victoria Lane Academy (15.1km) show on map
  97. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon (15.1km) show on map
  98. Bishop Barrington Academy (15.1km) show on map
  99. St Anne's CofE Primary School (15.1km) show on map
  100. Evergreen Primary School (15.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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