The Links Primary School
Carnoustie Drive, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Carly Briston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 143077
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642785950
About this school
The Links Primary School is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 159 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 83% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 87% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 83% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Links 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 | 85% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Links Primary School compares
The Links Primary School ranked 8th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.1% | 20% | 159 | — |
| Junction Farm Primary School | 87% | 4% | 10.8% | 364 | 0.4 miles |
| Durham Lane Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School | 94% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 240 | 0.7 miles |
| Preston Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| Myton Park Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 5% | 252 | 1.1 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.12%
- Persistent absence
- 4.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Junction Farm Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Durham Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Preston Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Myton Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
The Links Primary School ranks 7th 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 year groups does The Links Primary School teach?
- The Links Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of The Links Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Links Primary School is Miss Carly Briston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Links Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Links 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 The Links Primary School?
- The Links Primary School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Links Primary School full?
- The Links Primary School has capacity for 206 pupils and 159 on roll (77%), 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 Links Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Links Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Links Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Links Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Links Primary School?
- The Links Primary School is part of SPARK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Links Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 80% 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 Links Primary School rank locally?
- The Links Primary School ranked 8th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 Links Primary School's absence rate?
- The Links Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Links Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Links 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 2 July 2026.