Bader Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bader Primary School excels at developing well-rounded pupils through its strong values and excellent enrichment opportunities. Children benefit from consistent routines, high expectations and a calm, orderly environment where kindness and respect are actively promoted. The school prioritises reading from the start and provides quick support to help all pupils keep up with their peers.
Key Strengths
- High-quality personal development programme with excellent enrichment opportunities in arts, music and sports
- Strong character development grounded in school values with skilled pastoral support
- Effective safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively managed
- Well-embedded routines and high expectations resulting in calm, respectful behaviour
- Strong focus on reading from Reception using phonics, with quick support for those who need it
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' adaptations to teaching are not always as effective as they could be, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs
- Early years provision could be more purposeful in developing children's number skills and high-quality talk
- Leaders' monitoring and evaluation of some improvement actions needs to be more rigorous to adjust strategies quickly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Arts, music, sports, educational visits to places of historical and cultural interest
Bader Primary School is a well-led primary school with strong personal development and safeguarding provision. The school has established a broad, balanced curriculum with good progress in reading, writing and mathematics, though there are opportunities to strengthen teaching adaptations for some pupils.
At a Glance
46.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 69%. Maths has declined from 76% to 69%. Writing has declined from 73% to 69%.
Class Sizes
19.9
Avg class size
17.3
Infant (KS1)
23.1
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
276 pupils
350 capacity
74 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stockton-on-Tees
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockton-on-Tees
Admissions Demand - Stockton-on-Tees
Places available
2,618
Applications
1,871
Got 1st preference
97.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Stockton-on-Tees (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.63405%
Overall absence
15.17857%
Persistent absence
224
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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