Academy converter · Stockton-on-Tees

Harrow Gate Academy

2–11Ages
432Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141301URN

Piper Knowle Road, Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees

67 applications for 47 places · 47th of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 47 places offered · 40 named it first

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

This school
Stockton-on-Tees median

Dashed bars: as Harrow Gate Primary School (URN 111643), 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	67	1.4	40	0.85
Sep 2025	50	68	1.4	48	0.96
Sep 2024	43	54	1.3	41	0.95
Sep 2023	59	73	1.2	51	0.86
Sep 2022	43	54	1.3	35	0.81
Sep 2021	42	47	1.1	36	0.86
Sep 2020	57	65	1.1	57	1.00
Sep 2019	50	70	1.4	46	0.92
Sep 2018	59	88	1.5	59	1.00
Sep 2017	51	91	1.8	46	0.90
Sep 2016	60	100	1.7	59	0.98
Sep 2015	86	100	1.2	62	0.72
Sep 2014 *	60	83	1.4	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 68% · Maths 66% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%39th of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Stockton-on-Tees 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Stockton-on-Tees 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Stockton-on-Tees 77% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Stockton-on-Tees 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Stockton-on-Tees 82% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Stockton-on-Tees 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	58%	5%	105	104
2023/24	51%	2%	105	103
2022/23	48%	2%	103	102

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

Harrow Gate AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
0.5 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Green Primary Academy
0.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Rosebrook Primary School
0.7 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Primary School
1.1 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Glebe Primary School
1.2 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.2 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2023

1.4applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
1.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

1.6applications per place 74%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: 141301 · 808/2344
Trust: The Enquire Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 432 on roll
Free school meals: 54.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Harrow Gate Primary School (URN 111643)
Address: Piper Knowle Road, Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8DE
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees

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