Overfields Primary School

Overfields Primary School has been rated as good overall following its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school fosters a warm and welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and supported in their learning. Strong relationships between staff and students contribute to a positive atmosphere, encouraging pupils to be engaged and eager learners. The leaders are committed to achieving high standards for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, and have designed a well-structured curriculum that promotes personal development remarkably well, earning an outstanding rating in that area. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring consistency in how teachers assess pupils' understanding across all subjects. In a minority of subjects, checks on pupils’ retention of essential knowledge are not as thorough, which can lead to misunderstandings. Despite this, the overall commitment of the staff and the proactive involvement of parents and trustees indicates a strong foundation for continued development and growth at the school.

Strengths

• Warm and friendly school environment fostering positive relationships
• High aspirations for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Effective implementation of a well-ordered curriculum
• Strong focus on pupils' personal development
• Commitment to reading and literacy from an early age
• Excellent opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment of knowledge retention in some subjects

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 Overfields Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Overfields 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 Overfields Primary School had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.0% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Overfields Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% 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 Overfields Primary School received £8,753 and spent £8,607 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £226,000 (£1,128 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

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

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

What is Overfields Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Overfields Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Overfields Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Overfields Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Overfields Primary School have?

Overfields Primary School has 189 pupils on roll.

What age range does Overfields Primary School cover?

Overfields Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Overfields Primary School?

Overfields Primary School is at Daisy Lane, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS7 9JF.