Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton

Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School is demonstrating a strong standard of education, reflecting effective leadership and a committed approach to student wellbeing. The safeguarding standards are met, ensuring a safe environment for pupils. The school offers a coherent and well-designed personal, social, and health education curriculum that not only promotes local engagement but also global awareness. With a positive community relationship, pupils are actively involved in local initiatives, enhancing their personal development and social responsibility. Overall, most pupils achieve well, preparing them effectively for future educational stages.

Strengths

• Strong personal, social, and health education programme.
• High attendance rates above national figures.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Well-planned curriculum that includes diverse texts.
• Outdoor learning initiatives and community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of behaviour management policies.
• Teachers do not always check pupils' understanding effectively.
• Some pupils do not receive tasks that extend their thinking.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.2% of pupils at Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton received £7,841 and spent £8,819 for each of its 53 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £104,000 (£1,971 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton last inspected by Ofsted?

Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton have?

Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton has 53 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton cover?

Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton?

Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is at Low Green, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, TS9 6NN.