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South Bank Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school

Poplar Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough TS6 6SY · southbankprimary.org.uk · 01642 453451

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
30%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redcar and Cleveland 64%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
346
31 over 315 places · 110%
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
57.1%
First language not English
24%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 30 (Places 31)30September 2023: 27 (Places 30)27September 2024: 29 (Places 35)29September 2025: 34 (Places 36)34September 2026: 42 (Places 45)42Places 45
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202645420.9100%
September 2025Sept 202536340.9100%
September 2024Sept 202435290.8100%
September 2023Sept 202330270.9100%
September 2022Sept 202231301100%

Results

In 2024/25, 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 64%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 56% (England 53%)56%2016/17: 82% (England 61%)82%2017/18: 68% (England 64%)68%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 30% (England 60%)30%2023/24: 21% (England 61%)21%2024/25: 30% (England 62%)30%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼30%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
▼101106
▼99105
▼102105

Ofsted

South Bank Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
18 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
  • Jun 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
20
6% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 65% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 20% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲86% agreeEngland 68%

based on 14 parents (70%) with SEND

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