Captain Cook Primary School
Stokesley Road, Marton, TS7 8DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Leanne Acheson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 146222
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642315254
About this school
Captain Cook Primary School is a primary academy in Marton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Captain Cook 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 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 | 45 | 56 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 80% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 95% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 89% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.50 | - | - |
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 Captain Cook 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 | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Captain Cook Primary School compares
Captain Cook Primary School ranked 9th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 | 75% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 415 | — |
| Lingfield Primary School | 89% | 3.6% | 17.2% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Marton Manor Primary School | 72% | 5.4% | 24.3% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 89% | 4.2% | 19% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| The Avenue Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 446 | 0.7 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)
- 15.85%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 6.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lingfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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Marton Manor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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The Avenue Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Common questions
- What ages does Captain Cook Primary School teach?
- Captain Cook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Marton.
- Who is the head teacher of Captain Cook Primary School?
- The head teacher of Captain Cook Primary School is Mrs Leanne Acheson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Captain Cook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Captain Cook 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 Captain Cook Primary School?
- Captain Cook Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Captain Cook Primary School full?
- Captain Cook Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 415 on roll (83%), 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 Captain Cook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Captain Cook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Captain Cook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Captain Cook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Captain Cook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Captain Cook Primary School is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Captain Cook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Captain Cook Primary School compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Captain Cook Primary School ranked 9th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 Captain Cook Primary School's absence rate?
- Captain Cook 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 Captain Cook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Captain Cook 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.