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High Clarence Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stockton-on-Tees

Port Clarence Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1SY

Website 01642561237

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 16/11/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.2%

15.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

90

Capacity used

Has space

86%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer

11

Places offered

13

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1010● 100%
2nd preference21● 50%
3rd preference10● 0%
Total131185%

1st preference success by year

100%
2024
100%
2025

Stockton-on-Tees lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Nicola Caraher
Address
Port Clarence Road, High Clarence, Middlesbrough, TS2 1SY
Phone
01642561237
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Ward / constituency
Billingham South · Stockton North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149794

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals73%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support24%——
53% boys (48)47% girls (42)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST

90 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    09 June 2026

    Academy First Section 5 · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    16 November 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 63 pupils

Attendance

94.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths56%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard43%
-19% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard100%
+25% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard43%
-29% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard100%
+26% vs England
Higher standard43%
+17% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard100%
+27% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

562024432025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)43%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Stockton-on-Tees council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.