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Pentland Primary School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

335

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Expected Standard

34%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pentland Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Billingham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pentland Primary School is an academy converter in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ONE EXCELLENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 254 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #53 of 54 primaries in Stockton-on-Tees and #13,501 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 7.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 64%

Reading52% LA 77%

Writing48% LA 74%

Maths48% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.3

-5.6 to -1.8

-2.0

Write

LA 0.0

-3.8 to -0.1

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.3 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading58% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.7

-3.0 to 1.3

2.8

Write

LA 1.0

0.9 to 4.7

3.2

Maths

LA 0.9

1.4 to 5.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 69%

Reading74% LA 77%

Writing72% LA 80%

Maths77% LA 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.5

0.4 to 4

-0.6

Write

LA 0.5

-2.3 to 1.1

0.8

Maths

LA 0.7

-0.8 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-09-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-17

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.4%(6 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 254 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	254	6	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	256	34	13.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	306	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	292	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	289	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	331	12	3.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	335	10	3.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	326	12	3.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	349	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	321	6	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	322	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	309	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	303	3	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	320	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	304	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	334	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	333	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils