Ormesby Primary School

Ormesby Primary School has shown significant improvement since its previous inadequate inspection, now achieving a good rating across all areas evaluated. The school has fostered a positive culture, where students feel safe, respected, and engaged in their learning, reflecting a strong commitment from leaders to prioritize educational outcomes. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to connect with local context and ensures inventive ways to engage students, contributing to a vibrant school community where pupils display pride in their achievements and responsibilities. However, challenges remain, particularly regarding the learning gaps among older pupils and attendance issues among disadvantaged groups.

Strengths

• Significantly improved pupil behaviour and school culture.
• Leaders have ambitious goals for pupil education.
• Effective phonics teaching supports reading development.
• Committed focus on personal development and inclusivity.
• A range of enrichment activities enhances the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers sometimes do not adapt teaching to ensure all pupils progress effectively, particularly higher-attaining pupils.
• Disadvantaged pupils face attendance issues, impacting their learning.

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 Ormesby Primary School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.2% 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, 3.2% of pupils at Ormesby Primary School 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 Ormesby Primary School had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 28.9% of pupils at Ormesby Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Ormesby Primary School received £7,831 and spent £7,443 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £268,000 (£1,242 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Ironstone Academy Trust, income was £7,419 and spending £7,115 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 Middlesbrough · Redcar and Cleveland local authority: places and applications

Ormesby Primary School is part of Ironstone Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Overfields Primary School Middlesbrough
• Normanby Primary School Middlesbrough
• Nunthorpe Primary Academy Middlesbrough
• Riverdale Primary School Redcar
• Zetland Primary School Redcar

What is Ormesby Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormesby Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Ormesby Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormesby Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Ormesby Primary School have?

Ormesby Primary School has 190 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormesby Primary School cover?

Ormesby Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ormesby Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ormesby Primary School?

Ormesby Primary School is at Henry Taylor Court, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS7 9AB.