Kirklevington Primary School
Forest Lane, Kirklevington, Yarm, TS15 9LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Downs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 145976
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642781261
About this school
Kirklevington Primary School is a primary academy in Yarm. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 143 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 75% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 85% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Kirklevington 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 | 71% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirklevington Primary School compares
Kirklevington Primary School ranked 34th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.4% | 9.3% | 143 | — |
| Layfield Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 23.8% | 217 | 1.3 miles |
| Yarm Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 316 | 1.4 miles |
| Levendale Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 193 | 1.6 miles |
| Ingleby Mill Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.1 miles |
| Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School | 94% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 240 | 2.3 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)
- 9.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.38%
- Persistent absence
- 4.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Layfield Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Yarm
-
Yarm Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Yarm
-
Levendale Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Yarm
-
Ingleby Mill Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Yarm
Kirklevington Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Yarm.
- Hutton Rudby Primary School Primary
- Layfield Primary School Primary
- Levendale Primary School Primary
- Yarm Primary School Primary
- Conyers School Secondary
- Yarm Preparatory School Independent schools
- Yarm School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Kirklevington Primary School teach?
- Kirklevington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Yarm.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirklevington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kirklevington Primary School is Mr John Downs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirklevington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirklevington 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 Kirklevington Primary School?
- Kirklevington Primary School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kirklevington Primary School full?
- Kirklevington Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 143 on roll (102%), 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 Kirklevington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kirklevington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirklevington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kirklevington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kirklevington Primary School?
- Kirklevington 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 Kirklevington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirklevington Primary School rank locally?
- Kirklevington Primary School ranked 34th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirklevington Primary School's absence rate?
- Kirklevington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirklevington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirklevington 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 10 July 2026.