Bewley Primary School
Low Grange Avenue, Billingham, TS23 3LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sheona Clift
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 147435
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642371647
About this school
Bewley Primary School is a primary academy in Billingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 56% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 71% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 87% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Bewley 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 | 56% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 396 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bewley Primary School compares
Bewley Primary School ranked 26th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.1% | 27.4% | 352 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 39.3% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| Oakdene Primary Academy | 91% | 4.1% | 48.5% | 299 | 0.4 miles |
| Roseberry Primary School | — | 7.5% | 52.1% | 303 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 41% | 156 | 1.3 miles |
| Wolviston Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 12.6% | 120 | 1.4 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)
- 27.35%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 4.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Oakdene Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Roseberry Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Wolviston Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Billingham
Other schools in Billingham
Bewley Primary School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Billingham.
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primary
- Pentland Primary School Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wolviston Primary School Primary
- Northfield School and Sports College Secondary
- St Michael's Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bewley Primary School teach?
- Bewley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Billingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bewley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bewley Primary School is Mrs Sheona Clift, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bewley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bewley 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 Bewley Primary School?
- Bewley Primary School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bewley Primary School full?
- Bewley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 352 on roll (84%), 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 Bewley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bewley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bewley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bewley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bewley Primary School?
- Bewley 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 Bewley 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 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bewley Primary School rank locally?
- Bewley Primary School ranked 26th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bewley Primary School's absence rate?
- Bewley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bewley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bewley 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.