Academy converter · Redcar and Cleveland

St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School

3–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140769URN

St Margaret's Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 above Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

77 applications for 47 places · 4th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 47 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2024 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2023 1.2; 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 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2017 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2016 1.3; 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; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Redcar and Cleveland median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median

Dashed bars: as St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School (URN 134539), the previous school.

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	47	77	1.6	63	1.34
Sep 2025	46	57	1.2	46	1.00
Sep 2024	45	56	1.2	46	1.02
Sep 2023	29	35	1.2	29	1.00
Sep 2022	45	50	1.1	44	0.98
Sep 2021	47	54	1.2	47	1.00
Sep 2020	38	47	1.2	37	0.97
Sep 2019	47	57	1.2	49	1.04
Sep 2018	37	46	1.2	37	1.00
Sep 2017	44	52	1.2	44	1.00
Sep 2016	46	61	1.3	46	1.00
Sep 2015	39	46	1.2	38	0.97
Sep 2014 *	43	52	1.2	43	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 44% · Maths 66% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%42nd of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard44%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	41%	3%	101	102
2023/24	64%	4%	104	103
2022/23	45%	0%	103	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

St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
South Bank Community Primary School
0.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Lift Caldicotes
0.6 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

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

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
1.5 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Caedmon Primary School
1.7 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Grangetown Primary School
1.7 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140769 · 807/3393
Trust: Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 339 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 38.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School (URN 134539)
Address: St Margaret's Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6TA
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

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