Bader Primary School
Kintyre Drive, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0BY
276 pupils · 79% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Free school meals
- 46.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 12 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 31 | 44 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 22 | 40 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 33 | 33 | 46 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 40 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 34 | 46 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 42 | 56 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 37 | 52 | 37 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 40 | 57 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thornaby Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Village Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Whinstone Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mandale Mill Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.