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Discover TS8Middlesbrough

TS8 is mostly in Middlesbrough (93% of its 396 postcodes), with the rest in Stockton-on-Tees (4%) and North Yorkshire (4%). Figures are for the council area, not for TS8 alone
Wards in TS8

Map of schools in Middlesbrough

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Schools are coloured by their last Ofsted grade, or by results compared with England schools of the same type in the same year: reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school, and Attainment 8 at GCSE. Special, alternative provision, independent, nursery, 16 to 19 and all-through schools are not compared. Behind them, neighbourhoods are coloured by the education, skills and training measure of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (England only). Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Middlesbrough and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools and results

How schools here are spread and how pupils are doing. There are no league tables on this page.

Schools in the area
65
Oct 2026 · aggregated
Pupils on roll
25,653
2025/26 · aggregated
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
94.3%
as at 31 Aug 2026 · aggregated
3.1 percentage points higher than England
North East 93.6%England 91.2%
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
63.2%
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
North East 63.1%England 62.8%
KS4 Attainment 8 score
40.4
2024/25 · aggregated
11% lower than England
North East 44England 45.3
Schools opened in the last two years
1
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · aggregated
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools in the area
Open schools (excluding children's centres) with a postcode in the area.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupils on roll
Pupils on roll at schools in the area (January 2026 census where reported). Pupils may live elsewhere.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
Share of schools with a 1-4 Ofsted grade that are Outstanding or Good.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
Pupil-weighted share of year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school percentages (eligible pupils). From 44 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
KS4 Attainment 8 score
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores. From 14 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Schools opened in the last two years
New schools (not academy conversions, relaunches or mergers) with an opening date Oct 2024 - Sep 2026.
Department for Education (GIAS)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, medium quality
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Method: Change events

Events are dated records from public registers: company insolvency notices in The Gazette (loaded from July 2025, so the window is under 24 months), charity registrations and removals (Charity Commission register events), and school opening and closing dates (GIAS), where academy conversions, relaunches and mergers are labelled separately from genuine new schools and closures. They are located at the registered office, registered address or school premises, which is not necessarily where an organisation operates or where affected people live. Each council shows only its most recent events per type (cap per type); wards show all loaded events. The Gazette feed carries insolvency notices only, not planning, licensing or other notices. A notice is an event on the register, not a judgement about the organisation. No individuals' names are stored.

Latest Ofsted judgements

  • Outstanding5.3%
  • Good82.5%
  • Requires improvement3.5%
  • Inadequate1.8%
  • Not judged7%

This place England

Share of schools by latest overall judgement. Inspection frameworks have changed over time, so older and newer judgements are not like for like. as at 31 Aug 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Ofsted grades of schools
Latest overall Ofsted grade of schools in the area as at 31 Aug 2026 (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Middlesbrough (Council area)
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Schools by phase

  • Primary63.1%
  • Other or not recorded21.5%
  • Secondary12.3%
  • 16 plus3.1%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by phase
Open schools by phase of education (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Middlesbrough (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Schools by type

  • Academies73.8%
  • Local authority maintained7.7%
  • Special schools (La)6.2%
  • Free schools4.6%
  • Colleges3.1%
  • Independent3.1%
  • Universities1.5%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by type
Open schools by establishment type group (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Middlesbrough (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils eligible for free school meals
44.2%
2025/26 · aggregated
19.4 percentage points higher than England
North East 32.1%England 24.8%
Pupils on SEN support
16.3%
2025/26 · aggregated
1.5 percentage points higher than England
North East 16.5%England 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC plan
7%
2025/26 · aggregated
1 percentage point higher than England
North East 6.2%England 6%
Overall absence rate
7.4%
2024/25 · aggregated
0.6 percentage points higher than England
North East 7%England 6.7%
Persistent absence
21.3%
2024/25 · aggregated
3.5 percentage points higher than England
North East 19.2%England 17.8%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupil-weighted share of pupils eligible for free school meals (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 61 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils on SEN support
Pupil-weighted share of pupils receiving SEN support (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 61 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils with an EHC plan
Pupil-weighted share of pupils with an education, health and care plan (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 61 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Overall absence rate
Pupil-weighted share of sessions missed for any reason (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 55 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Persistent absence
Pupil-weighted share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Middlesbrough (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 54 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Pupil characteristics describe who attends local schools, not how good the schools are. Absence and special educational needs rates differ for many reasons beyond the school.

Adult qualifications

What residents have studied, from the census.

Adults with no qualifications
23.9%
2021
5.9 percentage points higher than England
England 18%
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
26.4%
2021
7.5 percentage points lower than England
England 34%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Adults with no qualifications
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Middlesbrough (Council area)direct, high quality
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 (degree level) or above (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Middlesbrough (Council area)direct, high quality
Method: Census 2021 housing, health and qualifications for Wales

Wales held its census on the same day as England (21 March 2021) with the same questions, so the figures are directly comparable. For Wales we use the published local authority tables. Tenure counts shared ownership with owners; "private rented" includes people who live rent free, as in the England figures. Overcrowding is an occupancy rating of -1 or less for bedrooms. Qualifications are for people aged 16 and over; "no qualifications" and "Level 4 or above" (degree level and above) are shares of all those people. Counts are rounded by random adjustment, so tiny differences from other tables are expected. Wales households per local authority are not split to small areas here.

Highest qualification of people aged 16 and over, Census 2021 (21 March 2021). Level 4 is degree level and above. Older adults are less likely to hold formal qualifications, so areas with more older residents show higher shares with none.

Local schools (65)

Listed alphabetically. Each links to its own page, with its Ofsted record, results and governors.

SchoolPhaseTypePupils
Abingdon Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter565
Acklam Grange SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,452
Acklam Whin Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter477
Archibald Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter479
Ayresome Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led705
Beech Grove Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school402
Berwick Hills Primary SchoolPrimaryFoundation school321
Beverley SchoolNot applicableAcademy special converter
Brambles Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter359
Breckon Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter541
Captain Cook Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter415
Chandlers Ridge AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led348
Corpus Christi RC Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter251
Discovery Special AcademyNot applicableFree schools special187
Easterside AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter296
Fulcrum EducationNot applicableOther independent special school
Green Lane Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter663
Hemlington Hall AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led272
Hollis AcademyNot applicableAcademy special sponsor led90
Holmwood SchoolNot applicableCommunity special school100
Hopefields Education CICNot applicableOther independent special school38
Kader AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter460
Lift CaldicotesPrimaryAcademy converter234
Lift North OrmesbyPrimaryAcademy converter233
Lift Unity CitySecondaryAcademy sponsor led1,033
Lingfield Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter228
Linthorpe Community Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter727
Macmillan AcademySecondaryAcademy sponsor led1,586
Marton Manor Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter229
Middlesbrough College16 plusFurther education
Newham Bridge Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter321
Newport Primary SchoolPrimaryFoundation school358
Outwood Academy AcklamSecondaryAcademy sponsor led1,201
Outwood Academy OrmesbySecondaryAcademy converter698
Outwood Academy RiversideSecondaryFree schools745
Pallister Park Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter600
Park End Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school608
Pennyman Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter408
Priory Woods SchoolNot applicableCommunity special school205
Reintegreat Education Solutions LtdNot applicableOther independent school33
River Tees Academy GrangetownNot applicableFree schools special58
River Tees Hospital SchoolNot applicableAcademy alternative provision converter9
River Tees Primary AcademyNot applicableAcademy alternative provision converter7
River Tees Secondary AcademyNot applicableAcademy alternative provision converter150
Rose Wood AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter368
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter327
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter233
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter212
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter238
St Clare's RC Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter225
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter398
St Gerard's RC Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter164
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter404
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter194
St Thomas More RC Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter210
Sunnyside AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter268
Tees Valley CollegeNot applicableOther independent school44
Teesside UniversityNot applicableHigher education institutions
The Avenue Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter446
The King's AcademySecondaryAcademy sponsor led1,381

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Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.