The Oak Tree AcademySt Bede's Catholic Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Oak Tree Academy and St Bede's Catholic Academy are primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • The Oak Tree Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Bede's Catholic Academy scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Oak Tree Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Oak Tree Academy was judged Good and St Bede's Catholic Academy was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for The Oak Tree Academy and 68.0% for St Bede's Catholic Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Oak Tree Academy (73.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Bede's Catholic Academy (87.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Oak Tree Academy versus St Bede's Catholic Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stockton-on-TeesThe Oak Tree AcademyStockton-on-TeesSt Bede's Catholic AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC67/100
Local ranking11th of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees Stronger figure14th of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll222 228
Capacity431 189
LocationStockton-on-Tees, TS19 0SE Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0DW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census222 228
Free school meals (ever 6)72.8% 59.5%
English as an additional language11.7% 39.9%
SEN support22.1% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.9% Stronger figure6.7% 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.

The Oak Tree Academy

St Bede's Catholic Academy

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