Schools in Billingham
Billingham has 14 schools within Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's admissions area, including 11 primaries and two secondary schools - Northfield School and Sports College and St Michael's Catholic Academy. The town on the north bank of the Tees has a strong industrial heritage and a well-established school network.
Six of the 14 schools are faith-designated and 12 are academies - one of the higher academy proportions for a town of this size. Average fill rate is 91% with 3 schools oversubscribed. St Michael's Catholic Academy prioritises baptised Catholic applicants ahead of distance, so families seeking a faith secondary place should complete the supplementary information form. Stockton-on-Tees Council coordinates the admissions round for community schools.
School demand in Billingham
Across the 14 schools in Billingham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Billingham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Billingham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Stockton-on-Tees, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
4 of the schools in Billingham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Billingham: 2 oversubscribed (11)
Billingham South Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Billingham · TS23 1BE
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 1LJ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 3NN
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS22 5LU
Pentland Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 2RG
Wolviston Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS22 5LN
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 2BS
Bewley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 3LH
Oakdene Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 3NR
Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS22 5BX
Roseberry Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Billingham · TS23 2HJ
Secondary Schools in Billingham (2)
Other Schools in Billingham (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Billingham are set by Stockton-on-Tees and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.