Nunthorpe Primary Academy

About Nunthorpe Primary Academy

Nunthorpe Primary Academy is clearly a school that local families want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 93 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.1. Of those applications, 44 were first-preference choices, and all 30 places went to first-preference families. That level of demand suggests parents who get a place feel they have secured something worthwhile. The school is led by headteacher Alexa O'Gara and is a state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision attached. It serves 256 pupils, which is slightly over its official capacity of 236, and 14.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in October 2023, the school was confirmed as remaining Outstanding, a rating it has held since at least its previous graded inspection in March 2017.

Academically, Nunthorpe Primary Academy performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 81 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Redcar and Cleveland local authority average of 65 per cent. The school ranks 7th out of 41 primary schools in the LA, placing it in the top 10 per cent locally. Nationally, it sits in the top 10 per cent of all primary schools. Looking at individual subjects, 90 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 87 per cent in maths, and 81 per cent in writing. At the higher standard, 55 per cent achieved in reading, 48 per cent in maths, and 23 per cent in writing. Average scaled scores were 109 in both reading and maths. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary, so all pupils move on to secondary education at age 11.

The school offers a solid range of facilities and activities. There is an ICT suite, art studios, a sensory room, an outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, swimming, dance and netball, while clubs cover art, drama, eco, science, coding and gardening. For children with additional needs, the school has stated provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Nunthorpe is one of only four primary schools in the LA rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest other Outstanding primary is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, 4.7 km away. This school will particularly suit families who want a high-performing, oversubscribed local primary with strong academic outcomes and a broad range of enrichment, and who are prepared to compete for a place in the admissions round.

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