Crooksbarn Primary School
Petrel Crescent, Crooksbarn Estate, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 1SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AD ASTRA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Chris Twiby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ad Astra Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 268
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 145689
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Telephone
- 01642531750
About this school
Crooksbarn Primary School is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 307 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crooksbarn 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 39 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 62% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 64% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Crooksbarn 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 | 68% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 299 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crooksbarn Primary School compares
Crooksbarn Primary School ranked 20th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 307 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | 56% | 4.1% | 16.3% | 285 | 0.5 miles |
| Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy | 88% | 5.3% | 56.6% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| The Glebe Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 36% | 406 | 0.8 miles |
| Pentland Primary School | 34% | 6.3% | 40.8% | 238 | 1.1 miles |
| Prior's Mill CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 430 | 1.2 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)
- 8.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 8.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
The Glebe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Pentland Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Prior's Mill CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Billingham
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Crooksbarn Primary School ranks 18th 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
- 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
- Harrow Gate Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Crooksbarn Primary School teach?
- Crooksbarn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Crooksbarn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crooksbarn Primary School is Chris Twiby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crooksbarn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crooksbarn 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 Crooksbarn Primary School?
- Crooksbarn Primary School has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crooksbarn Primary School full?
- Crooksbarn Primary School has capacity for 268 pupils and 307 on roll (115%), 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 Crooksbarn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crooksbarn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crooksbarn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crooksbarn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Crooksbarn Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Crooksbarn Primary School is part of AD ASTRA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Crooksbarn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crooksbarn Primary School compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Crooksbarn Primary School ranked 20th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crooksbarn Primary School's absence rate?
- Crooksbarn Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crooksbarn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crooksbarn 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.