Academy converter · Middlesbrough

Pallister Park Primary School

2–11Ages
600Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144136URN

Gribdale Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough, TS3 8PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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80 applications for 56 places · 32nd of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2019
Graded inspection: 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 56 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Middlesbrough median

Dashed bars: as Pallister Park Primary School (URN 111631), 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	56	80	1.4	55	0.98
Sep 2025	57	81	1.4	57	1.00
Sep 2024	55	80	1.5	55	1.00
Sep 2023	56	80	1.4	55	0.98
Sep 2022	63	95	1.5	62	0.98
Sep 2021	75	113	1.5	73	0.97
Sep 2020	75	114	1.5	88	1.17
Sep 2019	80	108	1.4	80	1.00
Sep 2018	81	106	1.3	78	0.96
Sep 2017	81	129	1.6	78	0.96
Sep 2016 *	80	146	1.8	73	0.91
Sep 2015 *	79	132	1.7	75	0.95
Sep 2014 *	60	131	2.2	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 69% · Maths 79% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%29th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Middlesbrough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	1%	103	104
2023/24	47%	4%	101	102
2022/23	55%	4%	103	104

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

Pallister Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
0.5 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Berwick Hills Primary School
0.7 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Brambles Primary Academy
0.7 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Thorntree Academy
1.2 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Park End Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Good2022

1.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Lift North Ormesby
1.4 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144136 · 806/2331
Trust: Our Children 1st
Capacity: 525 pupils · 600 on roll
Free school meals: 69.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Pallister Park Primary School (URN 111631)
Address: Gribdale Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough, TS3 8PW
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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