Park End Primary School
Overdale Road, Park End, Middlesbrough, TS3 0AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Rodwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 563
- Pupils on roll
- 608
- URN
- 111632
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642314309
About this school
Park End Primary School is a community primary school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 608 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park End 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 77 | 88 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 49% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 5% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 64% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 50% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Park End 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 | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 648 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 631 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park End Primary School compares
Park End Primary School ranked 35th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.9% | 73.3% | 608 | — |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 40% | 5.4% | 46.2% | 194 | 0.4 miles |
| Ormesby Primary School | 49% | 8.3% | 38.8% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Pennyman Primary Academy | 64% | 7.9% | 71.1% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Pallister Park Primary School | 59% | 6.5% | 69.8% | 600 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 6.7% | 41.3% | 194 | 0.9 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)
- 73.33%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.91%
- Persistent absence
- 22.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Ormesby Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Pennyman Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Pallister Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Park End Primary School ranks 47th of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Park End Primary School teach?
- Park End Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Park End Primary School?
- The headteacher of Park End Primary School is Mrs Julia Rodwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park End Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park End 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 Park End Primary School?
- Park End Primary School has 608 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Park End Primary School full?
- Park End Primary School has capacity for 563 pupils and 608 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Park End Primary School a faith school?
- No. Park End Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Park End Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Park End Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Park End Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park End Primary School compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Park End Primary School ranked 35th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park End Primary School's absence rate?
- Park End Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park End Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park End 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.