Primary school

Prior's Mill CofE Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • TS22 5BX
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,398 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 41%41%2016/17: top 29%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 28%28% · 2018/192022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 56%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM62% · North East 67%4/10 Below−31 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · North East 8%8/10 Above−26.3 pts
Reading score104 · North East 1053/10 Below−55.1 pts
Maths score104 · North East 1053/10 Below−41.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 59% · 69 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 72% · 67 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 72% · 69 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 75% · 73 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 69% · 72 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 69% · 65 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 62% · 65 pupils · North East 67%75%59%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 69 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 13% · 67 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 26% · 69 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 29% · 73 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 21% · 72 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 14% · 65 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 12% · 65 pupils · North East 8%29%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 69 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 67 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 107 · 69 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 73 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 72 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 107 · 65 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 104 · 65 pupils · North East 105107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 69 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 67 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 107 · 69 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 73 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 72 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 65 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 65 pupils · North East 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd80
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2017

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026430
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.5%
First language not English0.7%
SEN support6.0%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils8.4%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

79.6% full · 540 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult14.1
  • Classroom teachers 14.8
  • Leadership 2.7
  • Teaching assistants 9.4
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 17.5 FTE · Whole workforce 35.7 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,020
Spend per pupil£5,773
Staff spend per pupil£4,746
Reserve per pupil£184
  • +£82,000revenue reserve
  • +£110,000in-year balance

Grants £5,894 · self-generated £126 · premises £202 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MELROSE LEARNING TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £777,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it