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Pallister Park Primary School

URN
144136
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Pallister Park Primary School
URN
144136
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

57 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

43

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#30 of 34 schools in Middlesbrough

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Pallister Park Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Pallister Park Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
18 September 2024
Inspection date
17 July 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

57

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

81

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

57

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.42×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Middlesbrough
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Middlesbrough)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.pallisterparkprimary.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

70.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

69.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

59.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TS3 8PW - Gribdale Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough

Contact details

Address
Gribdale Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough
Postcode
TS3 8PW
Phone
1642242174
Website
www.pallisterparkprimary.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Middlesbrough
Local authority code
806

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 168 schools in Middlesbrough.

Authority statistics

Total schools

168

Open schools

64

Closed schools

104

Primary schools

101

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 September 202417 July 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 18 September 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      18 September 2024
      Inspected
      17 July 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    70.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 57

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    29

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary101 (60.1%)
    • Secondary29 (17.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other38 (22.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Pallister Park Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    River Tees Primary Academy253 mNot applicableOpen
    The Oaktree Centre435 mNot applicableClosed
    Ashdale435 mNot applicableClosed
    River Tees Secondary Academy435 mNot applicableOpen
    Parkwood449 mNot applicableClosed
    Langbaurgh School449 mSecondaryClosed
    Corpus Christi RC Primary School514 mPrimaryOpen
    Corpus Christi RC Primary School514 mPrimaryClosed
    Lift Unity City615 mSecondaryOpen
    • Pallister Park Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • River Tees Primary Academy
      Distance
      253 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Oaktree Centre
      Distance
      435 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashdale
      Distance
      435 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Middlesbrough)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abingdon Infant SchoolPrimaryTS1 3JRClosed
    Abingdon Junior SchoolPrimaryTS1 3JRClosed
    Abingdon Primary SchoolPrimaryTS1 3JROpen
    Abingdon Primary SchoolPrimaryTS1 3JRClosed
    Acklam Whin Primary SchoolPrimaryTS5 8SQOpen
    • Abingdon Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS1 3JR
      Status
      Closed
    • Abingdon Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS1 3JR
      Status
      Closed
    • Abingdon Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS1 3JR
      Status
      Open
    • Abingdon Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS1 3JR
      Status
      Closed
    • Acklam Whin Primary School
    River Tees Secondary Academy
    Distance
    435 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Parkwood
    Distance
    449 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Langbaurgh School
    Distance
    449 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Corpus Christi RC Primary School
    Distance
    514 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Corpus Christi RC Primary School
    Distance
    514 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lift Unity City
    Distance
    615 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TS5 8SQ
    Status
    Open