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Mill Lane Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Wellington Street, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1QX · milllane.org.uk · 01642 860055
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockton-on-Tees 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 252
- 99% of 255 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55.1%
- First language not English
- 59.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 38 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Stockton-on-Tees it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Mill Lane Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 125
- 48% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (32%) with SEND