St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGrangetown Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Grangetown Primary School are primary schools in Middlesbrough.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Grangetown Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Grangetown Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding and Grangetown 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 44.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School and 58.0% for Grangetown Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (29.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Grangetown Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School versus Grangetown Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlesbroughSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbroughGrangetown Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking33rd of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland 25th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll216 284
Capacity210 266
LocationMiddlesbrough, TS6 7AD Middlesbrough, TS6 7JA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census216 284
Free school meals (ever 6)63.2% 74.3%
English as an additional language9.3% 11.6%
SEN support18.5% 23.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.8% 14.2% 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.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Grangetown Primary School

Full profiles: St Mary's Catholic Primary School · Grangetown Primary School