Levendale Primary School
Mount Leven Road, Yarm, TS15 9RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Lewis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 146394
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642783684
About this school
Levendale Primary School is a primary academy in Yarm. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 193 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
- 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 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 73% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Levendale 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 | 81% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Levendale Primary School compares
Levendale Primary School ranked 12th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 | 76% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 193 | — |
| Yarm Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Barley Fields Primary | 69% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 668 | 1.0 miles |
| St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 226 | 1.0 miles |
| Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School | 94% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 240 | 1.0 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)
- 4.09%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.37%
- Persistent absence
- 5.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yarm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Yarm
-
Barley Fields Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Myton Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Yarm
Levendale Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Yarm.
- Hutton Rudby Primary School Primary
- Kirklevington Primary School Primary
- Layfield 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 Levendale Primary School teach?
- Levendale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Yarm.
- Who is the headteacher of Levendale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Levendale Primary School is Mrs Joanne Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Levendale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Levendale 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 Levendale Primary School?
- Levendale Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Levendale Primary School full?
- Levendale Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), 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 Levendale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Levendale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Levendale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Levendale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Levendale Primary School?
- Levendale 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 Levendale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Levendale Primary School rank locally?
- Levendale Primary School ranked 12th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 Levendale Primary School's absence rate?
- Levendale 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 Levendale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Levendale 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.