OFSTED
13 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
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
404
380 full-time ·
24 part-time
Female pupils
206
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
198
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
above England
School
29.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.9 pts
below England
School
11.4%
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
66.1%
267
African
20.8%
84
Any other White background
2.5%
10
Any other Black background
2.0%
8
Chinese
1.7%
7
White and Black African
1.5%
6
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
16.1%
65 of
404 pupils
4.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 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
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
76.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
74.6%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
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
3.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.28 pts
lower than
England
School
3.94%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.04 pts
lower than
England
School
5.78%
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
144.3%
56.1 pts
above England
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
144.3%
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.