Pallister Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Middlesbrough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.872 miles
Published by Middlesbrough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Pallister Park Primary School is a primary school in Middlesbrough for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 July 2024. Middlesbrough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Pallister Park Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.872 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.872 miles, against a middle figure of 0.92 miles across the 41 Middlesbrough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- It was further from the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 55 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Middlesbrough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gribdale Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough, TS3 8PW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Pupils on roll
- 600 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pallister Park Primary School is a calm and purposeful learning environment for children from the age of two.”
- “Pupils know these rules and, as a result, pupil conduct is exemplary.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils.”
To improve
- “There is some variability in the quality of the curriculum sequencing.”
- “Most subjects are well considered, however, there is further refinement needed in some subjects to ensure that pupils are building their knowledge and skills over time.”
- “However, these checks do not give an accurate overview of achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Middlesbrough.
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Berwick Hills Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brambles Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorntree Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Park End Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift North Ormesby 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published