SCHOOL PROFILE

Badger Hill Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 143618
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 65.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Redcar and Cleveland
Trust NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 138 124 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 68 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 70 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 33.1%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.4%
18.9 pts below England
School 1.4%
Redcar and Cleveland 3.3%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 1.3%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
94.2%
130
Unclassified
2.2%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
2
African
0.7%
1
Any other White background
0.7%
1
White and Asian
0.7%
1
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 20.3% 28 of 138 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Redcar and Cleveland 23.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.6% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts above
EHC plans 0.7% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Speech, language & communication 8
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 1
Vision impairment 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

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 61.5%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

96.0%

22.2 pts above England

School 96.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 74.3%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 70.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
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

3.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.99 pts lower than England
School 3.22%
Redcar and Cleveland 6.52%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.34 pts lower than England
School 3.48%
Redcar and Cleveland 17.10%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

65.7% 22.5 pts below England
Badger Hill Academy
65.7%
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