Mill Lane Primary SchoolBowesfield Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stockton-on-Tees.

Summary of the comparison

Mill Lane Primary School and Bowesfield Primary School are primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • Mill Lane Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bowesfield Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bowesfield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mill Lane Primary School was judged Good and Bowesfield 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 52.0% for Mill Lane Primary School and 56.0% for Bowesfield Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mill Lane Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bowesfield Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mill Lane Primary School versus Bowesfield Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stockton-on-TeesMill Lane Primary SchoolStockton-on-TeesBowesfield Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C55/100Stronger figure
Local ranking42nd of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees 35th of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll260 339
Capacity255 420
LocationStockton-on-Tees, TS18 1QX Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3JB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census260 339
Free school meals (ever 6)56.5% 49.8%
English as an additional language61.9% 59.9%
SEN support26.9% 22.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure7.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.3% Stronger figure29.2% 15.8%

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.

Mill Lane Primary School

Bowesfield Primary School

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