Mowden Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Darlington
Bushel Hill Drive, Darlington, DL3 9QG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.8%
3.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
169
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
52 of 52 families who put it first got an offer
52
Places offered
162
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 52 | 52 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 65 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 162 | 52 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Darlington lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lexi Wilkinson
- Address
- Bushel Hill Drive, Darlington, DL3 9QG
- Phone
- 01325380820
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward / constituency
- Mowden · Darlington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138175
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
169 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 121 pupils
Attendance
96.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Darlington council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.