South Bank Community Primary School
Poplar Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Tammy Cooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 134705
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642453451
About this school
South Bank Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 346 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 46 | 34 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 21% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 32% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 32% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 97.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 South Bank Community 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 | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 21% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Bank Community Primary School compares
South Bank Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 7.5% | 61.3% | 346 | — |
| St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 40.3% | 410 | 0.1 miles |
| Lift Caldicotes | 85% | 6.6% | 76.4% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| Teesville Academy | 76% | 5.9% | 34.1% | 314 | 0.8 miles |
| Brambles Primary Academy | 80% | 5.4% | 70.5% | 359 | 0.9 miles |
| Thorntree Academy | 74% | 8% | 73.3% | 252 | 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)
- 61.31%
- English as an additional language
- 25.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 26.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Lift Caldicotes0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Teesville Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Brambles Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Thorntree Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
South Bank Community Primary School ranks 57th 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 year groups does South Bank Community Primary School teach?
- South Bank Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of South Bank Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Bank Community Primary School is Miss Tammy Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Bank Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Bank Community 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 big is South Bank Community Primary School?
- South Bank Community Primary School has 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Bank Community Primary School full?
- South Bank Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 346 on roll (110%), 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 South Bank Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Bank Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Bank Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Bank Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does South Bank Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists South Bank Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have South Bank Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Bank Community Primary School rank locally?
- South Bank Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Bank Community Primary School's absence rate?
- South Bank Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Bank Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Bank Community 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 1 July 2026.