Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

Fairfield Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8TN

Outstanding

Inspected 11 January 2023

Outstanding

Ofsted

85%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

242

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: County Durham →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 242 / 210 (115%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 11 January 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

14.2%

Disadvantaged

2.5%

EAL

1.2%

SEN support

7.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

85%

Expected standard (RWM)

30%

Higher standard (RWM)

108

Avg reading score

109

Avg maths score

Attendance

4.3%

Overall absence

9.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

9.7

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.2 vs 2023/24

24.4

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.9 vs 2023/24

12.77

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.0 vs 2023/24

£46,544

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 18% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,259 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.8 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,309

Spend per pupil

£6,171

Income per pupil

45%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.