Tilery Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
Tilery Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stockton-on-Tees, part of Northern Lights Learning Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockton-on-Tees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Tilery Primary School in detail
Tilery Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Tilery Primary, we encourage our pupils to develop the skills, knowledge and experiences to become confident, independent learners. Our curriculum is designed to encourage our pupils to achieve in a challenging world and contribute to their community."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, cricket, athletics, Lego and art.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Tilery Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 111660), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Tilery Primary School
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 98% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Stockton-on-Tees lodged 21 appeals against primary school offers; 16 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (12.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tilery Primary School are Norton Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 91% reading, 87% maths); Mill Lane Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 55% maths); The Oak Tree Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and St Bede's Catholic Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 92% maths).
Norton Primary AcademyMill Lane Primary SchoolThe Oak Tree AcademySt Bede's Catholic Academy
The trust
Tilery Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Northern Lights Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stockton Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stagecoach Depot (b), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tilery 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 714 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. 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 Tilery Primary School are North Shore Academy (0.3 miles) and Macmillan Academy (1.6 miles).
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Tilery Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Tilery Primary School (URN 111660), it was rated Good in July 2011.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Tilery Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111660). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 65% to 53% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Tilery Primary School
Before and after school care
Tilery 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 Stockton-on-Tees
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Tilery Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tilery Primary School is in Stockton-on-Tees; for families living there:
Apply to Stockton-on-Tees for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 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
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Applications and offers at Tilery Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111660). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 36 | 30 | 38 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
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.
Absence at Tilery Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111660). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.8%
Overall absence
20.2%
Persistent absence
257
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
Tilery Primary School
Questions parents ask about Tilery Primary School
Are there exam results for Tilery Primary School?
Tilery Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 111660), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Tilery Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Tilery Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Tilery Primary School (URN 111660), it was rated Good in July 2011.
What is the catchment area for Tilery Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Tilery Primary School is oversubscribed, Stockton-on-Tees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Tilery Primary School?
Apply through Stockton-on-Tees's coordinated admissions process, naming Tilery 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 Tilery Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Tilery 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 Tilery Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tilery Primary School?
Tilery Primary School is at St Ann's Terrace, Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 2HU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)