OFSTED
9 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 November 2022
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
16 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
90
77 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
42
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
48
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
39.6 pts
above England
School
64.4%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
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
82.2%
74
African
4.4%
4
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
4
White and Black African
3.3%
3
Any other White background
2.2%
2
Any other Asian background
1.1%
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
35.6%
32 of
90 pupils
14.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
8.4 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
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
76.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Writing
27.3 pts below England
School
43.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
74.6%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
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
5.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
5.81%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.06 pts
higher than
England
School
15.87%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
lower than
England
School
1.59%
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
High Clarence 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.