Pallister Park Primary School, Middlesbrough

In its own words: "At Pallister Park Primary School, we create an inclusive, dynamic learning environment where every child, regardless of background, is empowered to discover their potential, pursue their passions, and develop a lifelong love for learning. We believe that success and personal growth come from a balance of working hard and play."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Pallister Park, we are a team - teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, lunchtime supervisors and leaders - who have all chosen, deliberately, to be here. That is not accidental. It is what this school does. It grows people - children and adults alike. Some of us first walked through these doors as five-year-olds."

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Pallister Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Middlesbrough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 54% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Pallister Park Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pallister Park Primary School are Corpus Christi RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths); Berwick Hills Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 51% maths); Brambles Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 89% maths); and St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 60% maths).

Pallister Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Pallister Park Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

60.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%), Black (6%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 87 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 9 (1.5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is James Cook Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parklands Close (a), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pallister Park 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 2024/25, Pallister Park Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Pallister Park Primary School are Lift Unity City (0.4 miles), Outwood Academy Ormesby (1.1 miles), Outwood Academy Riverside (1.4 miles) and St Peter's Catholic College (1.5 miles).