Rectory Row, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham TS21 2BJ
10 reasons to choose Sedgefield Primary School
Top line
Sedgefield Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Sedgefield Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Sedgefield Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Sedgefield Primary School ranks in the top 26% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 15% of schools.
The Sedgefield Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Sedgefield Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Sedgefield Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Sedgefield Primary School
Red House Junior School (7.8 miles); Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (11.2 miles).
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School (0.5 miles); St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Ferryhill (2.3 miles); Wheatley Hill Community Primary School (6.4 miles).
Red House School (7.8 miles); Durham School (10.7 miles); Durham High School for Girls (11.2 miles).
Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College (8.7 miles); The Academy at Shotton Hall (10.6 miles); St John’s School & Sixth Form College – A Catholic Academy (10.6 miles).