Fishburn Primary School
East View, Fishburn, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 4AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDEN ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Parkin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Eden Academy Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 209
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 150575
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01740620162
About this school
Fishburn Primary School is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 111 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Fishburn Primary School (URN 114095).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 |
How Fishburn Primary School compares
Fishburn Primary School ranked 161st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6.7% | 53.8% | 111 | — |
| St William's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.6% | 14.9% | 125 | 0.8 miles |
| Bluebell Meadow Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 48.9% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy | 87% | 3.5% | 14% | 256 | 1.8 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 12.2% | 125 | 2.2 miles |
| Sedgefield Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 14.4% | 213 | 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)
- 53.77%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.65%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St William's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Trimdon Station
-
Bluebell Meadow Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Trimdon Station
-
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
Sedgefield Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Fishburn Primary School ranks 40th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harewood Primary School Primary
- Harrow Gate Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fishburn Primary School teach?
- Fishburn Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Fishburn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fishburn Primary School is Mr Richard Parkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fishburn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fishburn 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 Fishburn Primary School?
- Fishburn Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Fishburn Primary School full?
- Fishburn Primary School has capacity for 209 pupils and 111 on roll (53%), 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 Fishburn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fishburn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fishburn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fishburn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fishburn Primary School?
- Fishburn Primary School is part of EDEN ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Fishburn Primary School rank locally?
- Fishburn Primary School ranked 161st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fishburn Primary School's absence rate?
- Fishburn Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census.
- What are Fishburn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fishburn 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 3 July 2026.