Yarm Primary School, Yarm

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Yarm Primary we believe in maximising the potential of all members of our learning community. Therefore as a school we develop collaborative working and provide a creative nurturing learning environment where quality first teaching empowers pupils to be life-long learners. We are inclusive and promote a culture of mutual respect and high expectation."

The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Yarm Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 78% in Stockton-on-Tees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 91% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Yarm Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Yarm Primary School are Layfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 77% maths); Levendale Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 94% reading, 100% maths); and Kirklevington Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 84% maths).

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

Yarm Primary School is one of 32 schools run by The Enquire Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 21 (6.6%) 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.

Yarm Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Yarm Rail Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

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

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yarm Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Yarm Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Yarm Primary School are Conyers School (0.3 miles) and Egglescliffe School (1.2 miles).