Foundation school · Redcar and Cleveland

South Bank Community Primary School

3–11Ages
346Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134705URN

Poplar Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

57 applications for 45 places · 18th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

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

close to Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 45 places offered · 42 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2024 1.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2023 1.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2022 1.1; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2020 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2019 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2018 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2017 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2016 1.1; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.5
2015 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2014 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3

This school
Redcar and Cleveland 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	45	57	1.3	42	0.93
Sep 2025	36	44	1.2	34	0.94
Sep 2024	35	34	1.0	29	0.83
Sep 2023	30	29	1.0	27	0.90
Sep 2022	31	34	1.1	30	0.97
Sep 2021	27	31	1.2	24	0.89
Sep 2020	30	35	1.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019	35	41	1.2	34	0.97
Sep 2018	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2017	25	34	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2016	35	39	1.1	33	0.94
Sep 2015	24	28	1.2	22	0.92
Sep 2014	26	32	1.2	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 54% · Maths 35% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%43rd of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard35%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	30%	3%	101	99
2023/24	21%	0%	97	97
2022/23	30%	0%	100	100

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

South Bank Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
0.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Lift Caldicotes
0.7 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Teesville Academy
1.3 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Thorntree Academy
1.4 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Brambles Primary Academy
1.4 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Grangetown Primary School
1.6 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Outstanding2023

0.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
1.6 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134705 · 807/3394
Capacity: 315 pupils · 346 on roll
Free school meals: 57.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: Poplar Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SY
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

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