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St Edward's Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

425

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Middlesbrough, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 40 primaries in Middlesbrough and #9,307 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%

Reading80% LA 70%

Writing78% LA 70%

Maths69% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading88% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading84% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.3

-1.0 to 2.5

-1.3

Write

LA 0.7

-3.0 to 0.3

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.5 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

96%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading98% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing98% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA 0.2

2.5 to 6.0

4.4

Write

LA 0.4

2.8 to 6.0

2.0

Maths

LA 0.6

0.5 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

96%

LA 60%

Reading96% LA 68%

Writing98% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.3

1.2 to 4.6

4.8

Write

LA 1.0

3.2 to 6.4

2.4

Maths

LA 0.4

0.9 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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10 November 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2009-03-20

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-05-02

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 419 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	419	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	422	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	422	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	418	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	425	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	425	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	421	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	402	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils