Stokesley Primary Academy

About Stokesley Primary Academy

Stokesley Primary Academy was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2013. The inspection found that leadership and management, as well as early years provision, are both Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: 65% of pupils reached this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That is five percentage points above the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%, placing the school 86th out of 223 primary schools in the area. In national terms, it sits in the 45th percentile, meaning it performs better than nearly half of all primary schools across England. The school’s ranking score of 65 places it in the top 50 tier nationally, a solid mid-table performance that reflects consistent, if not spectacular, outcomes.

Digging deeper into the KS2 results, individual subjects tell a more nuanced story. In maths, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 106, while 31% achieved the higher standard. Reading saw 69% at expected and 35% at the higher level, also with an average score of 106. Writing lagged slightly behind, with 73% at expected and 23% at the higher standard. Only 15% of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects combined. Progress scores are not available for this school, so it is difficult to gauge how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the Ofsted report noted that standards are maintained, suggesting stability. The parent view, based on 42 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows that 85% of parents agree or strongly agree that their child does well at the school, and 79% would recommend it to other parents.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 50 applications for 28 places and 23 first-preference offers, giving a ratio of 1.79 applicants per place. It serves a community with 41.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, and offers a nursery provision for children aged two and up. Facilities include an outdoor playground, playing fields, a library, an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer are athletics, cross country, swimming and cricket, while clubs include science, drama, film, gardening and choir. The school has a resourced provision and supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. That said, the parent view on SEND support is notably mixed: only 30% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, while 70% disagreed or strongly disagreed. This is a significant data point for families considering the school for a child with additional needs.

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