OFSTED
13 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 July 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
21 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
452
425 full-time ·
27 part-time
Female pupils
223
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
229
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.3 pts
above England
School
34.1%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Stockton-on-Tees
7.8%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.0%
407
Unclassified
2.4%
11
White and Asian
1.5%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
5
White and Black African
1.1%
5
African
0.7%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.0%
113 of
452 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
56.0%
4.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
76.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
74.6%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
75.1%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.28 pts
lower than
England
School
5.94%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.75 pts
higher than
England
School
17.57%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
Stockton-on-Tees
1.78%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.0%
4.8 pts
above England
Billingham South Community Primary School
93.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.5%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.