Bishopton PRU, Stockton-on-Tees
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bishopton PRU gives pupils a fresh start to their education in a caring environment where staff genuinely know and support them. The school offers a wide range of activities including outdoor education and community visits that help pupils develop important life skills. Staff are particularly good at supporting pupils with learning difficulties, using small groups and one-to-one support to help them access lessons.
Key Strengths
- Staff build positive relationships with pupils and help them feel safe in school
- The school offers a range of enrichment activities including outdoor education, ice-skating, and fishing to develop life skills
- A whole-school reading approach is helping pupils develop reading fluency and comprehension
- New leadership is taking purposeful action to address areas of weakness
- Individual learning programmes support pupils with SEND to access the curriculum
Areas for Improvement
- Behaviour management is inconsistent - some pupils are openly defiant and disruptive, affecting other pupils' learning
- Too many pupils have persistently low attendance, missing essential education
- The curriculum is delivered inconsistently across the school, so pupils do not build effectively on previous learning
- Staff need better training and support to apply behaviour strategies consistently
- The school's personal development curriculum has not yet effectively promoted respect for others
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
ice-skating, fishing, outdoor education activities, chess, cooking, trips to different places of worship, student council
Bishopton PRU is an alternative provision school for secondary pupils that requires significant improvement. The school has declined since its previous Good rating, with particular concerns about pupil behaviour, inconsistent teaching quality, and low attendance.
At a Glance
68.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
63 pupils
80 capacity
17 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
2,606
Applications
2,277
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Secondary admissions across Stockton-on-Tees (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Bishopton PRU
Oakdene Primary Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Bewley Primary School
Ash Trees Academy
Roseberry Primary School
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy
Wolviston Primary School
Pentland Primary School
Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
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