Kader Academy

Kader Academy is a highly effective school that is performing strongly across all areas inspected. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils typically start with knowledge and skills below age-related expectations, especially in language and communication, and half speak English as an additional language; nevertheless, teaching is well matched to need and pupils catch up rapidly. Outcomes are above national averages in phonics and at the end of key stage 2, with disadvantaged pupils outperforming disadvantaged pupils nationally and pupils well prepared for the next stage. Attendance and behaviour are strengths: attendance is close to national, persistent absence is significantly below national, and disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND attend above national averages. Pupils are welcoming, self-disciplined and safe, and incidents of poor behaviour or bullying are rare. The curriculum is ambitious and carefully sequenced, with a strong focus on vocabulary, reading and writing; early years provision is a particular strength, and inclusion work ensures pupils with SEND, EAL and disadvantaged backgrounds receive timely, personalised support. Leadership and governance are highly effective, with a clear vision, strong staff development and productive trust and local governance arrangements. The school is part of Prince Regent Street Trust and has a new headteacher since the last inspection. Personal development and wellbeing are thoughtfully designed, and pupils benefit from varied enrichment and community links. The main next steps are to continue strengthening writing so more pupils reach the higher standard by the end of Year 6, in line with reading, and to keep promoting regular attendance.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve very well from typically low starting points, including rapid progress for pupils who speak English as an additional language.
• Published outcomes at key stage 2 are above national averages, and disadvantaged pupils outperform disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Attendance is close to national averages, persistent absence is significantly below national levels, and disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND attend above national averages.
• Pupils display highly positive attitudes, self-discipline and care for one another; poor behaviour and bullying are rare.
• The curriculum is ambitious and carefully sequenced, with a sharp focus on vocabulary, language and reading.
• Teaching is consistently high quality, with timely and personalised adaptations for pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language.
• Early years provision gives children a very positive start and supports rapid progress, especially in communication and language.
• Inclusion is strategic and effective, with precise support helping disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND to succeed.
• Leadership and governance are highly effective, with strong staff development and productive trust and local governance oversight.
• Personal development and wellbeing are thoughtfully designed, and pupils benefit from wide enrichment opportunities and meaningful community links.

Areas for Improvement

• Ensure the teaching of writing supports more pupils to achieve the higher standard by the end of Year 6, in line with their achievement in reading.
• Continue work to promote pupils' regular attendance so that attendance continues to rise and all pupils benefit from the school's high-quality provision.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kader Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Kader Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kader Academy had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.7% of pupils at Kader Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Kader Academy received £6,635 and spent £6,670 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £18,000 (£40 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Prince Regent Street Trust, income was £5,692 and spending £5,699 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Kader Academy is part of Prince Regent Street Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Village Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Barley Fields Primary Stockton-On-Tees
• Oxbridge Lane Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Hartburn Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Wolviston Primary School Billingham

What is Kader Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kader Academy is Strong standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Kader Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kader Academy was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Kader Academy have?

Kader Academy has 460 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kader Academy cover?

Kader Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Kader Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kader Academy?

Kader Academy is at Staindrop Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 8NU.