Harewood Primary School
Eric Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 7JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth McManus
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 151131
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642355425
About this school
Harewood Primary School is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harewood 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
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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Harewood Primary School (URN 134853).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
How Harewood Primary School compares
Harewood Primary School ranked 30th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 | 67% | 5.5% | 59.5% | 423 | — |
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 72% | 3.9% | 34.2% | 404 | 0.2 miles |
| Mandale Mill Primary School | — | — | — | 332 | 0.2 miles |
| Village Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 51% | 241 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornaby Church of England Primary School | 49% | 5.7% | 40.5% | 272 | 0.8 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton | 53% | 5.9% | 40% | 213 | 0.9 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)
- 59.49%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 13.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Mandale Mill Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Village Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Thornaby Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton0.9 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Harewood Primary School ranks 23rd 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
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harrow Gate Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harewood Primary School teach?
- Harewood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Harewood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harewood Primary School is Mr Gareth McManus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harewood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harewood 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 Harewood Primary School?
- Harewood Primary School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harewood Primary School full?
- Harewood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Harewood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harewood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harewood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harewood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Harewood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Harewood 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 does Harewood Primary School compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Harewood Primary School ranked 30th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 Harewood Primary School's absence rate?
- Harewood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census.
- What are Harewood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harewood 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.