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Best primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees

54 of 61 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Stockton-on-Tees schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

50 of 61 rated Good or Outstanding
2 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 67.5% (best 94.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	94.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Oakdene Primary Academy Billingham hidden gem	91.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	88.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Junction Farm Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	87.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Wynyard Church of England Primary School Wynyard	84.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.24 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Preston Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	83.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Hartburn Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	81.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Durham Lane Primary School Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	80.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	The Links Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	80.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Norton Primary Academy Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	78.0%	Good improving	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Myton Park Primary School Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	77.0%	Good declining	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Levendale Primary School Yarm	76.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	St Paul's Catholic Primary School Billingham	75.0%	Not judged	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	St Mark's Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	74.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees	74.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	The Oak Tree Academy Stockton-on-Tees	74.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Fairfield Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	73.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Whinstone Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	73.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Crooksbarn Primary School Stockton-on-tees	72.0%	Not judged	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees	72.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Billingham	71.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Barley Fields Primary Stockton-on-Tees	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Layfield Primary School Yarm	69.0%	Good	about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Yarm Primary School Yarm	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Bewley Primary School Billingham	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	St Bede's Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Harewood Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	67.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees	67.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Billingham	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	The Glebe Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	67.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Whitehouse Primary School Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	65.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Kirklevington Primary School Yarm	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Bader Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	62.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Billingham hidden gem	62.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Stockton-on-Tees	62.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Village Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	60.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Billingham	59.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Harrow Gate Academy Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	58.0%	Good	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Rosebrook Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	58.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Wolviston Primary School Billingham	57.0%	Not judged	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Billingham South Community Primary School Billingham	56.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Bowesfield Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	St Joseph's Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees	56.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School Stockton-on-Tees hidden gem	56.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Stockton-on-Tees	53.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Mill Lane Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	52.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Hardwick Green Primary Academy Stockton-on-Tees	51.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	Thornaby Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	49.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	High Clarence Academy Middlesbrough	43.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	Pentland Primary School Billingham	34.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Stockton-on-Tees	24.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Stockton-on-Tees

7 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Stockton-on-Tees, not a fairer one.

Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good
Ingleby Mill Primary School
Mandale Mill Primary School Ofsted: Good
Oxbridge Lane Primary School Ofsted: Good
Roseberry Primary School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Tilery Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
Yarm Preparatory School

Applying in Stockton-on-Tees

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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