Community school · Stockton-on-Tees

Bowesfield Primary School

3–11Ages
337Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111540URN

Northcote Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees

61 applications for 46 places · 53rd of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 46 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.8
2024 1.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2023 1.0; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2022 1.2; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2021 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2019 1.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2018 1.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2015 1.5; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.4

More applications per place than the Stockton-on-Tees median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Stockton-on-Tees median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	46	61	1.3	46	1.00
Sep 2025	40	61	1.5	36	0.90
Sep 2024	34	38	1.1	29	0.85
Sep 2023	47	48	1.0	38	0.81
Sep 2022	40	46	1.2	37	0.93
Sep 2021	28	36	1.3	26	0.93
Sep 2020	27	36	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2019	44	48	1.1	43	0.98
Sep 2018	38	42	1.1	35	0.92
Sep 2017	40	54	1.4	33	0.83
Sep 2016	28	41	1.5	23	0.82
Sep 2015	34	51	1.5	31	0.91
Sep 2014	27	38	1.4	26	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 67% · Maths 60% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%42nd of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Stockton-on-Tees 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Stockton-on-Tees 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Stockton-on-Tees 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Stockton-on-Tees 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Stockton-on-Tees 82% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Stockton-on-Tees 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Stockton-on-Tees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	0%	104	102
2023/24	45%	3%	100	102
2022/23	48%	0%	100	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bowesfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton
0.3 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oxbridge Lane Primary School
0.5 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2021

1.6applications per place
Mill Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2023

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Hartburn Primary School
1.4 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Oak Tree Academy
1.5 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
1.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Academy
1.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2025

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Mandale Mill Primary School
1.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2020

1.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111540 · 808/2032
Capacity: 420 pupils · 337 on roll
Free school meals: 56.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Northcote Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3JB
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources