Bowesfield Primary School
Northcote Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Vollands-Ross
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 111540
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642601890
About this school
Bowesfield Primary School is a community primary school in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 337 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bowesfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 40 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 45% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 45% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 75% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 65% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bowesfield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 283 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bowesfield Primary School compares
Bowesfield Primary School ranked 47th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.6% | 49.8% | 337 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton | 53% | 5.9% | 40% | 213 | 0.2 miles |
| Oxbridge Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 243 | 0.3 miles |
| Mill Lane Primary School | 52% | 5.2% | 56.5% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| Hartburn Primary School | 81% | 3.7% | 10.8% | 603 | 0.9 miles |
| The Oak Tree Academy | 74% | 4.1% | 72.8% | 216 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.84%
- English as an additional language
- 59.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.61%
- Persistent absence
- 29.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton0.2 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Oxbridge Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Mill Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Hartburn Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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The Oak Tree Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Bowesfield Primary School ranks 35th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harewood Primary School Primary
- Harrow Gate Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bowesfield Primary School teach?
- Bowesfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Bowesfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bowesfield Primary School is Mrs Joanne Vollands-Ross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bowesfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bowesfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bowesfield Primary School?
- Bowesfield Primary School has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bowesfield Primary School full?
- Bowesfield Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 337 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bowesfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bowesfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bowesfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bowesfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bowesfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bowesfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bowesfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bowesfield Primary School compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Bowesfield Primary School ranked 47th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bowesfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Bowesfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bowesfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bowesfield Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.