Mill Lane Primary SchoolThe Oak Tree Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Mill Lane Primary School and The Oak Tree Academy are primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • Mill Lane Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Oak Tree Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Oak Tree Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mill Lane Primary School was judged Good and The Oak Tree Academy 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 74.0% for The Oak Tree Academy.

  • 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 held broadly level at The Oak Tree Academy (73.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mill Lane Primary School versus The Oak Tree Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stockton-on-TeesMill Lane Primary SchoolStockton-on-TeesThe Oak Tree AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking42nd of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees 11th of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll260 222
Capacity255 431
LocationStockton-on-Tees, TS18 1QX Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0SE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census260 222
Free school meals (ever 6)56.5% 72.8%
English as an additional language61.9% 11.7%
SEN support26.9% 22.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.3% 5.9% 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.

Mill Lane Primary School

The Oak Tree Academy

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