Schools in Yarm
North Yorkshire · Stockton-on-Tees · 8 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Stockton-on-Tees (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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.
Schools in Yarm (8)
- Hutton Rudby Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TS15 0EQ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 92% expected (2025) - Kirklevington Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TS15 9LX
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 82% expected (2025) - Layfield Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TS15 9TF
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 79% expected (2025)96% of first choices got in - Yarm Preparatory School
Prep · Ages 2-11 · Independent · TS15 9ES
By type:Primary schools in Yarm (5)Senior schools in Yarm (1)Secondary schools in Yarm (1)Prep schools in Yarm (1)
8
5 primary · 1 secondary
3,482
93% capacity used
3
0 outstanding · 3 good
3,760
278 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Yarm
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
37.0
GCSE Eng+Maths
26.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
272 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +68 primary and +49 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
92% occupied · 88 spare places
Secondary Schools
92% occupied · 108 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Yarm
How many schools are there in Yarm?
Yarm has 8 open schools: 5 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 2 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Yarm?
None of the 6 graded schools in Yarm currently holds an Outstanding rating. 6 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Yarm have the best SATs results?
Of the 5 primary schools in Yarm with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Hutton Rudby Primary School (93% in reading, 90% in maths); Yarm Primary School (90% in reading, 88% in maths); and Levendale Primary School (90% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Hutton Rudby Primary SchoolYarm Primary SchoolLevendale Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Yarm?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Yarm selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Yarm have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Yarm have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Yarm?
Apply to your council - Stockton-on-Tees or North Yorkshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.