OFSTED
9 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Middlesbrough
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
225
219 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
103
45.8% of pupils
Male pupils
122
54.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.8 pts
below England
School
4.0%
Middlesbrough
44.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Middlesbrough
22.1%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Middlesbrough
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.4%
208
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
5
Any other White background
1.3%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
3
African
0.9%
2
Any other Black background
0.9%
2
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
15.1%
34 of
225 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 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
67.0%
6.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
Middlesbrough
72.2%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Middlesbrough
70.8%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
Middlesbrough
71.2%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.69 pts
lower than
England
School
3.53%
Middlesbrough
6.89%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.39 pts
lower than
England
School
3.43%
Middlesbrough
19.32%
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%
Middlesbrough
2.63%
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
90.0%
1.8 pts
above England
St Clare's RC Primary School
90.0%
Middlesbrough
100.2%
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.