Pentland Primary School
Pentland Avenue, Billingham, TS23 2RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE EXCELLENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Debbie Hamilton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 363
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 144542
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642559609
About this school
Pentland Primary School is a primary academy in Billingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pentland 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 40 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 45% | 34% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 63% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 60% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 60% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Pentland 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 | 49% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 34% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 335 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pentland Primary School compares
Pentland Primary School ranked 53rd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34% | 6.3% | 40.8% | 238 | — |
| Roseberry Primary School | — | 7.5% | 52.1% | 303 | 0.5 miles |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 28.1% | 124 | 0.5 miles |
| Billingham South Community Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 37.3% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 41% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| Prior's Mill CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 430 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.76%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 17.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roseberry Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Billingham
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St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Billingham South Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Prior's Mill CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Billingham
Other schools in Billingham
Pentland Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Billingham.
- Bewley Primary School Primary
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wolviston Primary School Primary
- Northfield School and Sports College Secondary
- St Michael's Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Pentland Primary School teach?
- Pentland Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Billingham.
- Who is the executive principal of Pentland Primary School?
- The executive principal of Pentland Primary School is Mrs Debbie Hamilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pentland Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pentland 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 Pentland Primary School?
- Pentland Primary School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Pentland Primary School full?
- Pentland Primary School has capacity for 363 pupils and 238 on roll (66%), 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 Pentland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pentland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pentland Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pentland Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Pentland Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pentland Primary School is part of ONE EXCELLENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pentland Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Pentland Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pentland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 34% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pentland Primary School compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Pentland Primary School ranked 53rd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pentland Primary School's absence rate?
- Pentland Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pentland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pentland 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.