Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy provides a good quality of education with a strong focus on inclusive values rooted in a Christian ethos. Relationships among pupils and staff are positive, and leaders are ambitious for all students, particularly in enhancing curriculum planning and ensuring that the majority of pupils behave well. The school offers a broad curriculum and a wide range of extracurricular activities, which are appreciated by many pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, some concerns exist around the inconsistency of teaching practices across subjects, particularly in effectively checking pupil understanding and ensuring all staff implement the curriculum effectively.

Strengths

• Pupils and staff have positive relationships.
• The school promotes an inclusive culture based on a Christian ethos.
• Effective training for staff on curriculum planning.
• Wide extracurricular offers, including a culture week.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND in academic and emotional needs.
• Proactive approach to improving literacy and fostering a love of reading.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of teaching strategies among staff.
• Some reports of low-level disruption in lessons affecting learning.
• Mixed parent feedback regarding communication from the school.

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 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 9.3% of pupils at Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 17.6% of pupils at Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy received £7,536 and spent £7,779 for each of its 1,167 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£63 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Northern Lights Learning Trust, income was £8,188 and spending £8,299 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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All schools in Stockton-On-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy is part of Northern Lights Learning Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Tilery Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Firthmoor Primary School Darlington
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy Darlington
• Grange Primary School Hartlepool
• St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School Hartlepool
• Hart Primary School Hartlepool
• St Helen's Primary School Hartlepool
• Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Sunderland
• Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Sunderland
• Holley Park Academy Washington

What is Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy have?

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy has 1,156 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy cover?

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.1, and 57% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy?

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy is at Fairfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ.