The Oak Tree Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees).
KS2 RWM expected
74%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
76%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
76%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.9%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.1
▲ 1.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
71.3%
▲ 46pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
50%
216 / 431 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Oak Tree Academy is a primary school located in Stockton-on-Tees. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 222 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 431. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Elizabeth Pollitt.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- In this section Academy Day
- Boxing
- Clay/ Pottery
- Cookery
- Choir
- Forest
- Lego
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Retrieval Practice
Key facts
- URN
- 139959
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jean Hart | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Justin Down Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Joanne Woolston | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Leanne Blakemore | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sara McCallum | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Emma Magor | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rachel Lawrence | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Karen Collighan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ben Staples | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jean Hart | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Justin Down | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Shaun Haywood | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Pollitt | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record