Fishburn Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
Fishburn Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stockton-on-Tees, part of Eden Academy Trust Limited. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 32nd-highest of the 43 schools in Stockton-on-Tees with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 49% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fishburn Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Fishburn Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Fishburn Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Fishburn Primary School as their first choice and 22 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Fishburn Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fishburn Primary School are St William's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths); Bluebell Meadow Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy (1.8 miles, 90% reading, 97% maths); and St Michael's Church of England Primary School (2.2 miles, 81% reading, 81% maths).
Fishburn Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St William's Catholic Primary SchoolBluebell Meadow Primary SchoolSedgefield Hardwick Primary AcademySt Michael's Church of England Primary School
The trust
Fishburn Primary School is one of 5 schools run by Eden Academy Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
45.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 32 pupils (28.8%) received SEN support and 6 (5.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Fishburn Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fishburn Primary School.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park View (sw-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 20 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84).
Suspensions and exclusions
Fishburn Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Fishburn Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Fishburn Primary School (URN 114095), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2023.
At a Glance
45.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
15.7
Avg class size
15.5
Infant (KS1)
19.7
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fishburn Primary School
Before and after school care
Fishburn Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in County Durham
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fishburn Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fishburn Primary School is in County Durham; for families living there:
- County Durham's school travel policy: School transport policies and strategies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school travel
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Fishburn Primary School
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What the report includes for Fishburn Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Fishburn Primary School.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Fishburn Primary School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
- How many families in County Durham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
49%
Available places
103 pupils
210 places
107 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stockton-on-Tees
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockton-on-Tees
Across County Durham council
Places available
6,581
Applications
4,409
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across County Durham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
34.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
111
Total Pupils
51
Boys
60
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
11.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,321
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,706
Per pupil
£814k
Total funding
£79k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.6%
Overall absence
19.8%
Persistent absence
101
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fishburn Primary School
Questions parents ask about Fishburn Primary School
What are SATs results like at Fishburn Primary School?
Of the pupils at Fishburn Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 55% did so in maths.
What is Fishburn Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fishburn Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Fishburn Primary School (URN 114095), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Fishburn Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fishburn Primary School is oversubscribed, County Durham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fishburn Primary School?
Fishburn Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 49% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Fishburn Primary School?
Classes at Fishburn Primary School average 15.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fishburn Primary School?
Fishburn Primary School has around 111 pupils on roll. 46% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fishburn Primary School?
6.6% of sessions were missed at Fishburn Primary School in 2024/25. 19.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fishburn Primary School?
Apply through County Durham's coordinated admissions process, naming Fishburn Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Fishburn Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Fishburn Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Fishburn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fishburn Primary School?
Fishburn Primary School is at East View, Fishburn, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 4AU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)