Academy converter · Redcar and Cleveland

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140779URN

Tennyson Avenue, Grangetown, Middlesbrough, TS6 7AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

0.8per place

0.4 below Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

22 applications for 27 places · 40th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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: Outstanding · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

0.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 1.4 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 27 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 0.8; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.4; 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 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2020 1.1; 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 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's RC Primary School (URN 131909), 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	27	22	0.8	16	0.59
Sep 2025	22	31	1.4	19	0.86
Sep 2024	19	19	1.0	17	0.89
Sep 2023	28	29	1.0	28	1.00
Sep 2022	20	29	1.5	21	1.05
Sep 2021	30	38	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2020	24	26	1.1	20	0.83
Sep 2019	27	33	1.2	27	1.00
Sep 2018	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2017	24	28	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2016	22	29	1.3	21	0.95
Sep 2015	27	31	1.2	27	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	47	1.6	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 63% · Maths 59% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%39th of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	44%	0%	100	100
2023/24	47%	0%	103	102
2022/23	29%	10%	102	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 Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

0.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Grangetown Primary School
0.4 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Caedmon Primary School
0.4 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Whale Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

2026

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

Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
South Bank Community Primary School
1.6 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Requires improvement2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Bankfields Primary School
1.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

2026

1.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Wilton Primary Academy
2.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140779 · 807/3300
Trust: Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 54.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St Mary's RC Primary School (URN 131909)
Address: Tennyson Avenue, Grangetown, Middlesbrough, TS6 7AD
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

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