OFSTED
17 November 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
360
342 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
177
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
183
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.4 pts
above England
School
42.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
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
84.2%
303
African
6.9%
25
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
5
White and Black African
1.4%
5
Any other White background
1.1%
4
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
16.4%
59 of
360 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
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
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
76.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
74.6%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
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
4.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
4.96%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.58 pts
lower than
England
School
14.24%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.46 pts
lower than
England
School
0.34%
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
85.7%
2.5 pts
below England
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
85.7%
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.