OFSTED
12 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
5 February 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Trust
THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
727
660 full-time ·
67 part-time
Female pupils
354
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
373
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.9 pts
above England
School
45.7%
Middlesbrough
44.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
21.8 pts
above England
School
42.1%
Middlesbrough
22.1%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Middlesbrough
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.6%
244
Pakistani
29.8%
217
Any other ethnic group
16.5%
120
White and Asian
5.6%
41
African
3.9%
28
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
15
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
17.6%
128 of
727 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 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
88.0%
27.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Middlesbrough
72.2%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Middlesbrough
70.8%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Maths
22.0 pts above England
School
94.0%
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
5.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.98 pts
lower than
England
School
5.23%
Middlesbrough
6.89%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.72%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.10 pts
lower than
England
School
13.72%
Middlesbrough
19.32%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.62 pts
lower than
England
School
0.18%
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
103.1%
14.9 pts
above England
Linthorpe Community Primary School
103.1%
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.