Bankfields Primary School
Mansfield Road, Eston, Middlesbrough, TS6 0RZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Gatenby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 147392
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642453157
About this school
Bankfields Primary School is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 257 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 38 | 40 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 83% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Bankfields 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 | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bankfields Primary School compares
Bankfields Primary School ranked 4th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 5.5% | 55% | 257 | — |
| Normanby Primary School | 66% | 6.2% | 23.2% | 503 | 0.4 miles |
| Whale Hill Primary School | 85% | 4.8% | 55.1% | 461 | 0.7 miles |
| Teesville Academy | 76% | 5.9% | 34.1% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Caedmon Primary School | 64% | 7.2% | 69.9% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 44% | 5.7% | 63.2% | 198 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 25 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.04%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 14.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Normanby Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Whale Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Teesville Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Caedmon Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Bankfields Primary School ranks 5th of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Chandlers Ridge Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bankfields Primary School teach?
- Bankfields Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Bankfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bankfields Primary School is Mrs Emma Gatenby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bankfields Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bankfields 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 Bankfields Primary School?
- Bankfields Primary School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bankfields Primary School full?
- Bankfields Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 257 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 Bankfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bankfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bankfields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bankfields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bankfields Primary School?
- Bankfields Primary School is part of STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bankfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bankfields Primary School rank locally?
- Bankfields Primary School ranked 4th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bankfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Bankfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bankfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bankfields 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.