The Oak Tree Academy
Newham Grange Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Elizabeth Pollitt
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 431
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 139959
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642602029
About this school
The Oak Tree Academy is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Oak Tree Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 39 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 82% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 72% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 The Oak Tree Academy 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 | 73% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Oak Tree Academy compares
The Oak Tree Academy ranked 16th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.1% | 72.8% | 216 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Academy | 68% | 3.1% | 59.5% | 231 | 0.1 miles |
| Mill Lane Primary School | 52% | 5.2% | 56.5% | 252 | 0.5 miles |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 24% | 7.6% | 78.9% | 309 | 0.6 miles |
| Oxbridge Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 243 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 65% | 5.8% | 22.6% | 340 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.82%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 5.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Mill Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Oxbridge Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Whitehouse Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
The Oak Tree Academy ranks 13th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Oak Tree Academy teach?
- The Oak Tree Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the executive principal of The Oak Tree Academy?
- The executive principal of The Oak Tree Academy is Mrs Elizabeth Pollitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Oak Tree Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Oak Tree Academy, 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 The Oak Tree Academy?
- The Oak Tree Academy has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Oak Tree Academy full?
- The Oak Tree Academy has capacity for 431 pupils and 216 on roll (50%), 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 The Oak Tree Academy a faith school?
- No. The Oak Tree Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Oak Tree Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Oak Tree Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is The Oak Tree Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Oak Tree Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Oak Tree Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Oak Tree Academy compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- The Oak Tree Academy ranked 16th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Oak Tree Academy's absence rate?
- The Oak Tree Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Oak Tree Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Oak Tree Academy'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 7 July 2026.