Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton
Low Green, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, TS9 6NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dorothy Walton 0.8 Mrs Emma Anderson 0.2
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 69
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 121495
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642722389
About this school
Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 53 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 43 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 9.3% | 53 | — |
| Roseberry Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 249 | 0.6 miles |
| Stokesley Primary Academy | 41% | 6.6% | 44.8% | 254 | 2.2 miles |
| Chandlers Ridge Academy | 82% | 4.4% | 10.6% | 348 | 2.9 miles |
| Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 140 | 3.0 miles |
| Nunthorpe Primary Academy | 74% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 239 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 9 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 11.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roseberry Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Stokesley Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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Chandlers Ridge Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Nunthorpe Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton teach?
- Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton?
- The headteacher of Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is Mrs Dorothy Walton 0.8 Mrs Emma Anderson 0.2, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton?
- Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton full?
- Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton has capacity for 69 pupils and 53 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton a faith school?
- Yes. Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of York.
- Does Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton as having no nursery classes.
- What is Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton's absence rate?
- Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.