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Crooksbarn Primary School

Academy converter · Stockton-on-tees · TS20 1SN

Ages 3–11 · 307 pupils · Stockton-on-Tees

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
241

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

31

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
57
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill115%

307 pupils · 268 places

Pupils on roll
307
Boys / girls
150 / 157
School capacity
268
Capacity fill
307 / 268 (115%)
Free school meals
5.1%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

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: AD ASTRA ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
AD ASTRA ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Ad Astra Academy Trust
Headteacher
Chris Twiby

Location

Address
Petrel Crescent, Crooksbarn Estate, Crooksbarn Primary School
Postcode
TS20 1SN
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

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 3–11, in Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees, 307 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 5.1%.

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 TS20
9
Primary in TS20
5
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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    • FSM13.3%
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    • FSM52.7%
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    • FSM37.6%
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    • FSM8.9%
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Contact

Headteacher
Chris Twiby
Telephone
01642531750

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