Primary school

St Clare's RC Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Middlesbrough
  • TS5 8RZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,340 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 10%10% · 2017/182018/19: top 20%2022/23: top 66%2023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 43%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM67% · North East 67%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · North East 8%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · North East 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 32 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 74% · 31 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 85% · 27 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 79% · 29 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 55% · 29 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 70% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 67% · 27 pupils · North East 67%85%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 32 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 13% · 31 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 7% · 27 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 17% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 7% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 11% · 27 pupils · North East 8%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 32 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 107 · 31 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 109 · 27 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 109 · 29 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 109 · 27 pupils · North East 105109106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 32 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 107 · 31 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 29 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 27 pupils · North East 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd230
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2020Good
  3. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026225
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.5%
First language not English3.5%
SEN support12.2%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils3.4%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

90% full · 250 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 40 responses (17.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 77.5% not applicable33.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year90% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 32.5% not applicable66.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.7
Pupils per adult14.8
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 16.4 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,035
Spend per pupil£5,171
Staff spend per pupil£3,858
Reserve per pupil£4
  • +£1,000revenue reserve
  • +£195,000in-year balance

Grants £5,610 · self-generated £439 · premises £173 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £8,108,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it