Best Schools in Stockton-on-Tees

How many schools are there in Stockton-on-Tees?

Stockton-on-Tees has 66 open schools: 46 state primary, 12 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 6 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stockton-on-Tees are rated Outstanding?

10 schools in Stockton-on-Tees were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Education Training Collective; Elmbank Learning Centre; Egglescliffe School; St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy; The Grangefield Academy; and 5 more. Counting Good as well, 98% of the 50 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The Education Training CollectiveElmbank Learning CentreEgglescliffe SchoolSt. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyThe Grangefield Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees get the best GCSE results?

Of the 13 schools in Stockton-on-Tees with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at All Saints Church of England Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.8 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Ingleby Manor Free School, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.1 and 72% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Sedgefield Community College, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.4 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

All Saints Church of England AcademyIngleby Manor Free SchoolSedgefield Community College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees have the best SATs results?

Of the 40 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School (94% in reading, 100% in maths); Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy (90% in reading, 97% in maths); and Junction Farm Primary School (91% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Egglescliffe Church of England Primary SchoolSedgefield Hardwick Primary AcademyJunction Farm Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stockton-on-Tees?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Stockton-on-Tees have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Stockton-on-Tees have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Stockton-on-Tees?

Apply to your council - Stockton-on-Tees or County Durham, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.