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Bowesfield Primary School

Community school · Stockton-on-Tees · TS18 3JB

Ages 3–11 · 337 pupils · Stockton-on-Tees

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.5%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.7%
Enrolments in measure
263

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

29

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill80%

337 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
337
Boys / girls
170 / 167
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
337 / 420 (80%)
Free school meals
56.9%
FSM pupils
168
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Vollands-Ross

Location

Address
Northcote Street
Postcode
TS18 3JB
Town
Stockton-on-Tees
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
District
Stockton-on-Tees
Constituency
Stockton North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
5 on roll / 8 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, 337 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 56.9%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

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 TS18
8
Primary in TS18
6
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.

Compare with theseAll in Stockton-on-TeesNear TS18

  • Oxbridge Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockton-on-Tees · TS18 4DA · Stockton-on-Tees

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM44.5%

    0.3 miles away

  • Mill Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockton-on-Tees · TS18 1QX · Stockton-on-Tees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM55.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Hartburn Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockton-on-Tees · TS18 5BS · Stockton-on-Tees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM10.3%
    • Demand1.09

    0.9 miles away

  • The Oak Tree Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stockton-on-Tees · TS19 0SE · Stockton-on-Tees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM76.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • St Bede's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockton-on-Tees · TS19 0DW · Stockton-on-Tees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM54.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Mandale Mill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockton-on-Tees · TS17 8AP · Stockton-on-Tees

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM73.6%

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Vollands-Ross
Telephone
01642601890
Website
http://www.bowesfieldprimary.org.uk/

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