OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Trust
TEES VALLEY EDUCATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
359
311 full-time ·
48 part-time
Female pupils
190
52.9% of pupils
Male pupils
169
47.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
46.2 pts
above England
School
71.0%
Middlesbrough
44.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
Middlesbrough
22.1%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Middlesbrough
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.7%
279
African
8.1%
29
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
23
Any other White background
4.7%
17
Bangladeshi
0.8%
3
White and Asian
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.4%
59 of
359 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Middlesbrough
72.2%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
Middlesbrough
70.8%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Maths
17.0 pts above England
School
89.0%
Middlesbrough
71.2%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.86 pts
lower than
England
School
5.36%
Middlesbrough
6.89%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.07 pts
higher than
England
School
18.89%
Middlesbrough
19.32%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Middlesbrough
2.63%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.3%
17.1 pts
above England
Brambles Primary Academy
105.3%
Middlesbrough
100.2%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.