Myton Park Primary School

About Myton Park Primary School

Myton Park Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in Stockton-on-Tees that is currently running well above its official capacity. With 260 pupils on roll against a school capacity of 210, the school is clearly in high demand, and this is backed up by its admissions data for the 2025/26 intake. The school received 86 total applications for just 30 places, with 33 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.87. Just 4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is notably lower than the national average and suggests a relatively affluent local intake. The school has a nursery provision, taking children from age three, and is non-denominational with no religious character. Alison Morgan is the headteacher. The school's popularity is further underlined by the fact that it made first-preference offers to exactly 30 children, meaning every available place was filled by a family who actively wanted it.

Academically, Myton Park holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023, a step down from the Outstanding it achieved in its previous inspection in 2009. The inspection breakdown shows that while overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management are all Good, the early years provision was graded as Requires improvement. At Key Stage 2, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly below the local authority average of 66%. In individual subjects, 77% met the expected standard in reading and maths, and 87% in writing. Higher-attaining pupils were strongest in reading, with 27% achieving the higher standard, compared to 10% in writing and just 7% in maths. The average reading score was 106 and maths 103. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 58th percentile.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a music room, ICT suite, gymnasium, sports hall, forest school, sensory room and even a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, football, gymnastics, netball, dance and cricket, while clubs cover choir, drama and book club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and other difficulties. Given its oversubscription, families should be prepared to apply early and likely need to live within the catchment area. The school suits families who value a broad range of facilities and a strong focus on the arts and sport, but who are comfortable with a school that is not the highest-performing academically within the local authority.

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