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Mandale Mill Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees

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Academy converter
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Ages 2–11

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.

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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.

All 26 schools in Lingfield Education Trust

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Victoria Green
Pupils:332
LA:Stockton-on-Tees
Phone:01642647010
Address:Thorntree Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 8AP
Trust:LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST (26 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 May 2025

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.

URN:151744
UKPRN:10097600
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2024/25

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.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths+13ppWriting+12pp

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).

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Getting There

Bus Stops

St Patrick's RC Primary School (C)
48m · 1 min walk
Baptist Church (A)
153m · 2 min walk
Cedar Grove (A)
258m · 4 min walk
Danby Grove (A)
289m · 5 min walk
Shetland Avenue (A)
322m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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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.

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  • How many families in Stockton-on-Tees got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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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

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,143
Projected new pupils:536

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockton-on-Tees

Across Stockton-on-Tees council

Low demand council-wide0.74 applications per place

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

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication38
Social, Emotional & Mental Health30
Moderate Learning Difficulty22
Multi-Sensory Impairment4
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Physical Disability2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
48.5%
Asian
21.1%
Black
14.8%
Mixed
6.6%
Other
2.4%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals64.2%
English as Additional Language32.5%

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 2025
2024/25

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

Authorised3.7%
Unauthorised4.3%
Persistent (10%+)28.8%
Severe (50%+)7.9%

Absence trend

4.0%
18/19
7.1%
20/21
9.2%
21/22
10.4%
22/23
7.9%
23/24
8.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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)

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