Abbey Infants' SchoolMowden Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Darlington.

Summary of the comparison

Abbey Infants' School and Mowden Infant School are primary schools in Darlington.

Abbey Infants' School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Mowden Infant School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Mowden Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Abbey Infants' School was judged Good and Mowden Infant School was judged Good.

Abbey Infants' School versus Mowden Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	DarlingtonAbbey Infants' School	DarlingtonMowden Infant School	England average
Overview
Our score	B73/100	B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	28th of 29 in Darlington	27th of 29 in Darlington Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-7	5-7
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	265	176
Capacity	270	180
Location	Darlington, DL3 8JA	Darlington, DL3 9QG
Pupils
Pupils in the census	265	176
Free school meals (ever 6)	3.4%	8.0%
English as an additional language	7.9%	3.4%
SEN support	3.4%	4.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.8%	1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.9%	3.2% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.7%	3.3% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.