Marchbank Free School
Free schools special school in Darlington (Darlington).
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first23 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Mowden Junior School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowden Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 295 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Mowden Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2012) |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2023 |
| Wyvern AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 464 | Good, 2023 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 234 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Carmel CollegeAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,367 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 259 | Good, 2022 |
| Hummersknott AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,215 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Abbey Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 362 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Embleton ViewOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 34 | - |
| Abbey Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 264 | Good, 2022 |
| West Park AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 464 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Reid Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 364 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (May 2012) |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | 1.1 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| George Dent Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2015) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2024 |
| Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 282 | Good, 2023 |
| Polam Hall SchoolFree schools | 1.5 mi | All-through | 842 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Rise Carr CollegePupil referral unit | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 67 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Borough Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.8 mi | Nursery | 109 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Longfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 660 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 407 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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