Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
You apply for a Year 3 place, at a junior school or a primary school with room, through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 10 February 2026
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
100%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
100%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
29 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 67% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
100% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
97% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
97% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
0% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
100% agreeOfsted inspected Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton on 10 February 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for personal development and wellbeing; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
No. Distance only counts when Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, North Yorkshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
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