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School admissions in Stockton-on-Tees

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 12 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Stockton-on-Tees in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 42 schools in Stockton-on-Tees first 1,434 times for 1,444 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 5 of the 42 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.50 miles (St Joseph's Catholic Academy) to 3.18 miles (Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Stockton-on-Tees first 1,802 times for 1,766 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 4 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.30 miles (Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy) to 6.89 miles (Sedgefield Community College).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

42 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Hardwick Green Primary AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.3129not published
Crooksbarn Primary SchoolStockton-on-tees1.13451.33 miles 2026
St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0760not published
St Gregory's Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.07300.843 miles 2026
St Joseph's Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.03370.501 miles 2026
Bader Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0031not published
Barley Fields PrimaryStockton-on-Tees1.0089not published
Bowesfield Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0046not published
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.0036not published
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0029not published
Fishburn Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0013not published
Harewood Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0034not published
Junction Farm Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0039not published
Mandale Mill Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0031not published
Mill Lane Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0026not published
Oxbridge Lane Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0025not published
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.00303.182 miles 2026
St Bede's Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.0027not published
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, StocktonStockton-on-Tees1.0024not published
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0023not published
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0015not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, StocktonStockton-on-Tees1.0029not published
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.0038not published
The Links Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0020not published
The Oak Tree AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.0024not published
Thornaby Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0025not published
Village Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.0029not published
Fairfield Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9854not published
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9849not published
Hartburn Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9881not published
The Glebe Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9740not published
Whinstone Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9736not published
Rosebrook Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9735not published
Preston Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9729not published
St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.9627not published
Norton Primary AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.9432not published
Myton Park Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.9226not published
Frederick Nattrass Primary AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.9030not published
Sedgefield Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.89192.349 miles 2024
Whitehouse Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.8936not published
Harrow Gate AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.8547not published
William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees0.8419not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

11 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Ingleby Manor Free SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.30145not published
Egglescliffe SchoolStockton-on-Tees1.212241.77 miles 2026
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees1.041940.305 miles 2026
Sedgefield Community CollegeStockton-on-Tees1.021986.895 miles 2026
Outwood Academy BishopsgarthStockton-on-Tees0.9670not published
The Grangefield AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.95195not published
Ian Ramsey Church of England AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.95229not published
North Shore AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.94164not published
All Saints Church of England AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.931752.272 miles 2026
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.91109not published
Thornaby AcademyStockton-on-Tees0.8963not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.