Brambles Primary AcademyPallister Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.

Summary of the comparison

Brambles Primary Academy and Pallister Park Primary School are primary schools in Middlesbrough.

  • Brambles Primary Academy scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Pallister Park Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brambles Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brambles Primary Academy was judged exceptional and Pallister Park Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Brambles Primary Academy and 59.0% for Pallister Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brambles Primary Academy (77.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Pallister Park Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brambles Primary Academy versus Pallister Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlesbroughBrambles Primary AcademyMiddlesbroughPallister Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking1st of 41 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure19th of 41 in Middlesbrough
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll354 637
Capacity341 525
LocationMiddlesbrough, TS3 9DB Middlesbrough, TS3 8PW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census354 637
Free school meals (ever 6)70.5% 69.8%
English as an additional language7.1% 4.6%
SEN support20.9% 14.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% 18.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brambles Primary Academy

Pallister Park Primary School

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