Bishopton PRU
Bishopton PRU is an academy alternative provision converter in Stockton-on-Tees for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 63 pupils and room for 80. About 68 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Marsh House Avenue, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB01642 566369bishopton.atomix.ac.ukMs Gillian Warby Sara Gummerson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 27 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (2)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | S5 Inspection | Not judged |
| 7 February 2024 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockton-on-Tees council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Listed by the government as catering for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (53), language and communications needs (4), Other difficulty or disability (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Moderate learning difficulty (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 63 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 46 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 68% | 60% | 57% | 71% | 65% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 30% | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 7% | 9% | 2% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 22 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 27%, compared with 43% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 32% | 29% |
| Education | 27% | 24% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 5% | 6% |
| Not in education, work or training | 32% | 59% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdene Primary Academy | Academy | 290 m | 299 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 510 m | 189 | Good 2024 | 57 | Compare |
| Bewley Primary School | Academy | 820 m | 352 | Good 2024 | 61 | Compare |
| St Michael's Catholic Academy | Academy | 890 m | 892 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| Ash Trees Academy | Academy | 900 m | 189 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Roseberry Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 303 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 156 | No overall grade 2025 | 24 | Compare |
| Wolviston Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 120 | No overall grade 2025 | 75 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bishopton PRU a good school?
Bishopton PRU doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from January 2026 rated its teaching as urgent improvement.
What is Bishopton PRU's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 27 January 2026 it rated teaching as urgent improvement, achievement as urgent improvement, behaviour and attendance as urgent improvement, leadership as urgent improvement, and found that pupils were not being kept safe enough.
How many pupils does Bishopton PRU have?
63 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 80 places, so it is 79% full.
Does Bishopton PRU have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is registered for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Marsh House Avenue, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB
- Telephone
- 01642 566369
- Website
- bishopton.atomix.ac.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Gillian Warby Sara Gummerson
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Atomix Educational Trust (3 schools)
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Ward
- Billingham East
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2021 (academy converter)
- URN
- 148601 · LAESTAB 8081101 · UKPRN 10088228
- Formerly
- Bishopton Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.