OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
29 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Trust
LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
272
261 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
122
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
150
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.7 pts
above England
School
44.5%
Middlesbrough
44.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.1 pts
below England
School
2.2%
Middlesbrough
22.1%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Middlesbrough
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.6%
241
African
3.3%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
4
White and Black African
1.5%
4
Indian
1.1%
3
White and Asian
1.1%
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
28.3%
77 of
272 pupils
7.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
above
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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Middlesbrough
72.2%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
Middlesbrough
70.8%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
9.0 pts below England
School
63.0%
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
5.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
5.14%
Middlesbrough
6.89%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.90 pts
lower than
England
School
14.92%
Middlesbrough
19.32%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.63 pts
higher than
England
School
4.44%
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
70.6%
17.5 pts
below England
Hemlington Hall Academy
70.6%
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.