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Bader Primary School

Academy converter · Stockton-on-Tees · TS17 0BY

Ages 2–11 · 276 pupils · Stockton-on-Tees

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-06

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.1%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
258

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

276 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
276
Boys / girls
145 / 131
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
276 / 350 (79%)
Free school meals
46.5%
FSM pupils
118
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Vision Academy Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr David Hodgson

Location

Address
Kintyre Drive, Thornaby
Postcode
TS17 0BY
Town
Stockton-on-Tees
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
District
Stockton-on-Tees
Constituency
Stockton West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, 276 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 46.5%.

Open schools in Stockton-on-Tees
65
Primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees
46
Academies among open schools in Stockton-on-Tees
78% (51)
Open schools in TS17
19
Primary in TS17
13
Open schools in Stockton-on-Tees LA
87
Primary in Stockton-on-Tees LA
60

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Hodgson
Telephone
01642762856

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