SCHOOL PROFILE

South Bank Community Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 134705
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 109.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Redcar and Cleveland
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 346 296 full-time · 50 part-time
Female pupils 171 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 175 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.5%
28.7 pts above England
School 53.5%
Redcar and Cleveland 33.1%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.0%
3.7 pts above England
School 24.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 3.3%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

23.7%
22.7 pts above England
School 23.7%
Redcar and Cleveland 1.3%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
66.8%
231
Pakistani
5.8%
20
Any other ethnic group
5.5%
19
African
4.0%
14
Bangladeshi
4.0%
14
Any other White background
3.8%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.6% 130 of 346 pupils
16.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.6%
Redcar and Cleveland 23.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.0% 76 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts above
EHC plans 15.6% 54 pupils
England 6.0% 9.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 36
Moderate learning difficulty 34
Speech, language & communication 32
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Severe learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

30.0% 30.4 pts below England
School 30.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 61.5%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

54.0%

19.8 pts below England

School 54.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 74.3%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

54.0%

16.3 pts below England

School 54.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 70.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

35.0%

37.0 pts below England

School 35.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 73.2%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.28 pts higher than England
School 7.49%
Redcar and Cleveland 6.52%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.58 pts higher than England
School 26.39%
Redcar and Cleveland 17.10%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.80 pts higher than England
School 2.60%
Redcar and Cleveland 2.06%
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

109.8% 21.7 pts above England
South Bank Community Primary School
109.8%
Redcar and Cleveland
86.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information