Chandlers Ridge Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough).
KS2 RWM expected
82%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
92%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
88%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
86%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.6%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.2%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
93%
348 / 376 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Chandlers Ridge Academy is a primary school located in Middlesbrough. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 360 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 376. It is part of the SPARK EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr Richard Thompson.
Key facts
- URN
- 145287
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Pamela Powell | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Stacey Angell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rebecca Ball | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Robinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Robertson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Amanda Harris | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Katie Hind | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ruth Parker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Thompson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Graham Skidmore | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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