Mowden Hall School
Newton, Stocksfield, NE43 7TP
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Phil Sturt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 122377
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661842147
About this school
Mowden Hall School is an independent school in Stocksfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 13 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Mowden Hall School under its current framework. 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
Mowden Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1940, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Mowden Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 50
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Dilston College4.3 miles
Other types · Corbridge
-
Hexham Priory School6.1 miles
Academies · Hexham
-
Talbot House Children's Charity7.9 miles
Special schools · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre8.6 miles
Other types · Consett
-
Emily Wilding Davison School9.0 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Stocksfield
- Broomley First School Primary
- Mickley First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mowden Hall School teach?
- Mowden Hall School teaches children aged 2 to 13. It is an independent school in Stocksfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Mowden Hall School?
- The headteacher of Mowden Hall School is Mr Phil Sturt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mowden Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mowden Hall School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Mowden Hall School?
- Mowden Hall School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 13.
- Is Mowden Hall School full?
- Mowden Hall School has capacity for 230 pupils and 211 on roll (92%), 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 Mowden Hall School a faith school?
- No. Mowden Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Mowden Hall School a selective school?
- No. Mowden Hall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Mowden Hall School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mowden Hall School. 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 24 July 2026.