Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

About Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 55 applications for just 38 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.45. All 38 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who put it top of their list, the school is a realistic option despite its popularity. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary in Stockton-on-Tees, with a nursery provision for children from age two. It has a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has held across both its recent inspections, and the most recent ungraded inspection in 2023 noted that the school remains Good and is improving. With 366 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, there is some headroom, but the oversubscription figures show demand is strong.

Academically, Christ The King performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Stockton-on-Tees average of 66%. This places the school 15th out of 55 primaries in the local authority, putting it in the top 27% nationally. The school’s reading and maths average scores were 108 and 107 respectively, and a notable 19% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. In the most recent graded inspection, early years provision was rated Outstanding, and leadership and management, as well as overall effectiveness, were judged Good. The school does not have a sixth form, which is typical for a primary, and there is no published data on pupil progress scores, but the attainment figures are strong.

The school offers a broad range of facilities and activities that go beyond the classroom. There is a chapel, music rooms, art studios, a library, an ICT suite, a sports hall, playing fields, and a forest school. Sports include swimming, cricket, football and tennis, and clubs range from coding and chess to choir, drama, eco club and gardening. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 42.5%, which is high, and the school serves a diverse community. This is a solid, well-subscribed Catholic primary that suits families who value strong academic outcomes within a faith-based setting, and who want a wide choice of enrichment activities.

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