South Bank Community Primary School

About South Bank Community Primary School

South Bank Community Primary School sits in the Redcar and Cleveland local authority, a state-funded mixed primary for children aged 2 to 11. Among the 44 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 41st, placing it in the bottom tier locally. The top-performing peers nearby are Badger Hill Academy, Newcomen Primary School, and Lockwood Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, just 1.6 kilometres away. Headteacher Tammy Cooper leads a school that is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 44 families applied for 36 places, with 34 of those applications coming as first preferences. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, even as the school works through challenges flagged in its most recent inspection.

Academically, the school's most recent Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year show outcomes well below both the local and national averages. Just 21% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 65%. In individual subjects, 32% met the expected standard in reading, 35% in maths, and 38% in writing. The proportion reaching the higher standard was very low: 6% in reading and maths, and none in writing. Average scaled scores sat at 97 for both reading and maths. The school's overall Ofsted rating dropped to Requires Improvement following its June 2024 graded inspection, with leadership and management and quality of education both rated Requires Improvement. However, early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes were all judged Good, indicating strengths in the youngest children's experience and in pastoral care.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including music rooms, a gymnasium, a sensory room, an ICT suite, art studios, a sports hall, and even a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, cricket, dance, and gymnastics, while clubs include drama, gardening, and a book club. SEND support is extensive, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. With nursery provision on site, it suits families looking for a single setting from age 2 through to Year 6. The school is oversubscribed, so applying early and naming it as a first preference is advisable. It will particularly suit families who value strong early years and pastoral support, and who are comfortable with a school that is actively addressing areas for improvement in academic outcomes and leadership.

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