Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
114115
Address
Fairfield Road, DL12 8TN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
242 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.8%
Persistent absence
8.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.9%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 2.1%
Irish 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.6
WritingAverage1.7
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 100%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 32%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
1
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
11
10
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
28
9
19
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
29
19
10
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
30
13
17
Year 6
28
14
14
Year 2024-2025

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