Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Community school in Barnard Castle, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 240 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 14.10% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Fairfield Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8TN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.montalbo.durham.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01833637718 |
| URN | 114115 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 January 2023, published 8 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Cotherstone Primary School (primary school, about 4.6 km)
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School (primary school, about 6.9 km)
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School (primary school, about 8.8 km)
- Woodland Primary School (primary school, about 9.7 km)
- Cockfield Primary School (primary school, about 10.1 km)
- Butterknowle Primary School (primary school, about 10.4 km)
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