OFSTED
27 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Not met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Not met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Urgent improvement
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 May 2025
Graded inspection
Not judged
Published
16 July 2025
7 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
18 March 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy alternative provision converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
ATOMIX EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
63
63 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
15
23.8% of pupils
Male pupils
48
76.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
43.5 pts
above England
School
68.3%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.1 pts
below England
School
3.2%
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
93.7%
59
White and Black African
3.2%
2
Any other White background
1.6%
1
White and Asian
1.6%
1
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
100.0%
63 of
63 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
58.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
20.9 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.8%
1.0 pts
below England
Bishopton PRU
78.8%
Stockton-on-Tees
85.4%
North East
88.8%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.