St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Middlesbrough

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Edward’s Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, is a happy and hard-working school with an “outstanding” performance and ethos of care."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gymnastics, yoga, dance, STEM, gardening and art.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Middlesbrough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (88% in reading, 62% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put St Edward's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School are Linthorpe Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 94% maths); Beech Grove Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths); Green Lane Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 82% maths); and Sacred Heart Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 62% maths).

St Edward's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is one of 38 schools run by Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Black (7%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 10 (2.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is James Cook Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mulgrave Road (b), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Edward's Catholic 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 861 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Middlesbrough (532), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Edward's Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Edward's Catholic Primary School are Trinity Catholic College (1 mile), Outwood Academy Acklam (1 mile), Macmillan Academy (1.2 miles) and Outwood Academy Riverside (1.3 miles).