OFSTED
27 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
10 November 2021
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
226
224 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
111
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
115
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.7 pts
below England
School
3.1%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
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
78.8%
178
African
8.8%
20
Any other White background
4.4%
10
Indian
2.7%
6
Any other Black background
1.8%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
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
10.2%
23 of
226 pupils
10.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.3 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
74.0%
13.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Reading
20.2 pts above England
School
94.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
76.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
74.6%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
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
3.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.48 pts
lower than
England
School
3.73%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.32 pts
lower than
England
School
5.49%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
107.6%
19.4 pts
above England
St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
107.6%
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.