Bankfields Primary School

Bankfields Primary School is performing at a strong standard, with pupils achieving highly from often low starting points, particularly in early years and key stages 1 and 2. The school has made notable progress in enhancing pupils' attendance and fostering a positive behavior culture. Furthermore, leaders have established a safe and inclusive environment, enabling all pupils, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to excel academically and personally. The school's strong focus on safeguarding ensures that pupils feel safe and supported in their learning journey. Overall, the school has demonstrated effective leadership and governance that impacts positively on the entire school community.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly from low starting points.
• Strong progress in early years and key stages.
• Effective leadership fosters a positive learning environment.
• High levels of attendance and positive pupil behavior.
• Inclusive atmosphere supporting all backgrounds and needs.
• Robust tracking systems identify and address knowledge gaps swiftly.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching and task design varies in a small number of 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 Bankfields Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Bankfields 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 Bankfields Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.6% 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, 20.6% of pupils at Bankfields Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Bankfields Primary School received £7,771 and spent £7,660 for each of its 253 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £270,000 (£1,068 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Steel River Academy Trust, income was £8,458 and spending £8,168 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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Bankfields Primary School is part of Steel River Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Whale Hill Primary School Middlesbrough
• Caedmon Primary School Middlesbrough
• Grangetown Primary School Middlesbrough

What is Bankfields Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bankfields Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Bankfields Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bankfields Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Bankfields Primary School have?

Bankfields Primary School has 257 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bankfields Primary School cover?

Bankfields Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bankfields Primary School?

Bankfields Primary School is at Mansfield Road, Eston, Middlesbrough, TS6 0RZ.