Acklam Grange School
Academy converter secondary school in Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough).
Location
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As Headteacher I am honoured to welcome you to Acklam Grange School. As you will gather from this website and visits you may make, our school is a high performing and vibrant school, with over 1470 students on roll from Years 7-11 which accepts nothing but the best for our students and staff.
We offer an excellent range of features such as: Choosing the right secondary school for your child is a key decision. I welcome you to visit our school to see students and staff at work. Please feel free to make an appointment with the school office and come for a tour with a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Students, staff, parents and governors are proud to be part of the Acklam Grange School family. I hope that you will join our rapidly increasing community and I look forward to working with you to ensure that we achieve the very best for your child.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Kooth
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 145774
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (10 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Louisa Ledger | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Louisa Ledger Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Michael Graham | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew David Wright | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carolyn Armitage | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachel Emily Gray | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Stephanie Ann Lowe | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samina Javed-Sarwar | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Tilling | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Crawford | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Laidler | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mrs Safeena Ali Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew David Wright Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Carolyn Armitage Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Louisa Ledger Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record