Breckon Hill Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough).
KS2 RWM expected
70%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
76%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
82%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
75%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.8%
same England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 4.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
49.9%
▲ 25pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
86%
541 / 630 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).Breckon Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Middlesbrough. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 594 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 630. It is part of the THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Joanne Smith.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- An Inclusive School
- Instrument of Governance
- People who help us
- Rights Respecting School
- Philosophy for Children
- School of Sanctuary
- Headstart
- Lunchtime Menu
- Medicines in School
- Secondary Transfer
- The Legacy Learning Trust
- Useful Acronyms
- Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Smith
- 01642 243044
- Phonics
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 150090
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Mawson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Samantha Barker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gillian Nimer | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carol Walker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jodie McLean | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Judith Eberhardt | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carol Price | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Smith | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
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