Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton
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Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Middlesbrough for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 53 pupils and room for 69. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 42 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 52% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in February 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Low Green, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, TS9 6NN01642 722389marwoodschool.orgMrs Dorothy Walton 0.8 Mrs Emma Anderson 0.2 headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 10 February 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2021 | S5 Inspection | Good |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
16 places were empty (27% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 23% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 29 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (4), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 53 | 43 | 54 | 50 | 56 | 61 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 9% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 11% | 20% | 20% | 28% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.4% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 2.1% | 6.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseberry Academy | Academy | 990 m | 249 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| Stokesley Primary Academy | Academy | 2.3 miles | 254 | Not inspected | 9 | Compare |
| Chandlers Ridge Academy | Academy | 2.9 miles | 348 | Report card 2026 | 95 | Compare |
| Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 140 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Nunthorpe Primary Academy | Academy | 3.0 miles | 239 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Ingleby Greenhow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 3.1 miles | 31 | Good 2022 | 6 | Compare |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3.2 miles | 238 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| The Avenue Primary School | Academy | 3.2 miles | 446 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 42 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 42% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 18 to 71. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | below | -0.17 | Ofsted report card, 0.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.11 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.10 | 2024/25; 35 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 5% | above | +0.09 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 29 responses |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton a good school?
It is about average. Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton scores 42 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 52% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 18 to 71, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 10 February 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.
How many pupils does Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton have?
53 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 69 places, so it is 77% full.
Is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton oversubscribed?
Probably not. 16 places were empty in 2024/25 (27% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton?
Pupils were in school 96.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton?
100% of the 29 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 100% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton?
The average class had 17.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Low Green, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, TS9 6NN
- Telephone
- 01642 722389
- Website
- www.marwoodschool.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dorothy Walton 0.8 Mrs Emma Anderson 0.2
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of York
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Great Ayton
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 121495 · LAESTAB 8153042 · UKPRN 10079655
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.