Mandale Mill Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
Mandale Mill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stockton-on-Tees, part of Lingfield Education Trust. It was 70% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockton-on-Tees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mandale Mill Primary School in detail
Results
Mandale Mill Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 130378), 53% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 34% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Mandale Mill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Mandale Mill Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 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 Mandale Mill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mandale Mill Primary School are St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 87% maths); Harewood Primary School (0.2 miles, 76% reading, 80% maths); Village Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); and Thornaby Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 58% maths).
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyHarewood Primary SchoolVillage Primary SchoolThornaby Church of England Primary School
The trust
Mandale Mill Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Lingfield Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
64.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (21%) and Black (15%).
In 2026, 90 pupils (27.1%) received SEN support and 9 (2.7%) 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
Mandale Mill Primary School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Thornaby Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Patrick's RC Primary School (c), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mandale Mill Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 581 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stockton-on-Tees (204), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mandale Mill Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.5 miles); Thornaby Academy (0.6 miles); and Acklam Grange School (1.5 miles).
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyThornaby AcademyAcklam Grange School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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
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
Mandale Mill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Mandale Mill Primary School (URN 130378), it was rated Good in February 2020.
At a Glance
64.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
20.8
Infant (KS1)
23.9
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Mandale Mill Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 130378). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 43% to 53% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 21% to 34% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 45% to 57% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Mandale Mill Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Mandale Mill Primary School is in Stockton-on-Tees; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 14 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 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 Mandale Mill Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
295 pupils
420 places
125 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 Stockton-on-Tees council
Places available
2,555
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
97.7%
Got preferred school
99.5%
All primary applications across Stockton-on-Tees council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
90
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
29.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
332
Total Pupils
174
Boys
158
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
16.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,984
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Mandale Mill Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 130378). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
8.1%
Overall absence
28.8%
Persistent absence
292
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Mandale Mill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Mandale Mill Primary School
Are there exam results for Mandale Mill Primary School?
Mandale Mill Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 130378), 53% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 34% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Mandale Mill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Mandale Mill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Mandale Mill Primary School (URN 130378), it was rated Good in February 2020.
What is the catchment area for Mandale Mill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Mandale Mill Primary School is oversubscribed, Stockton-on-Tees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Mandale Mill Primary School?
Mandale Mill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Mandale Mill Primary School?
Classes at Mandale Mill Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Mandale Mill Primary School?
Mandale Mill Primary School has around 332 pupils on roll. 64% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Mandale Mill Primary School?
Apply through Stockton-on-Tees's coordinated admissions process, naming Mandale Mill 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.
How many road collisions happen near Mandale Mill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 14 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mandale Mill Primary School?
Mandale Mill Primary School is at Thorntree Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 8AP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)