Schools in Middlesbrough
58 state-funded schools, 25,822 pupils. 98.2% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 4 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough has 58 state-funded schools teaching 25,822 pupils. 41 primary, 8 secondary, 6 special.
What percentage of schools in Middlesbrough are Good or Outstanding?
98.2% of the 57 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Middlesbrough are rated Good or Outstanding: 4 Outstanding and 52 Good. 1 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Middlesbrough are rated Outstanding?
4 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Middlesbrough: Linthorpe Community Primary School, Brambles Primary Academy, Priory Woods School, River Tees Secondary Academy.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Linthorpe Community Primary SchoolPrimary731Outstanding 2024
- Brambles Primary AcademyPrimary354Outstanding 2025
- Priory Woods SchoolSpecial201Outstanding 2023
- River Tees Secondary AcademyAlternative provision135Outstanding 2025
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| Secondary | 8 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Special | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Every school in Middlesbrough
Showing 20 of 58 schools.
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Macmillan Academy | Secondary | 1,565 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Acklam Grange School | Secondary | 1,456 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The King's Academy | Secondary | 1,416 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Catholic College | Secondary | 1,303 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Acklam | Secondary | 1,185 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Unity City | Secondary | 1,027 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Ormesby | Secondary | 738 | Inadequate2022Serious weaknesses | OfstedWebsite | |
Linthorpe Community Primary School | Primary | 731 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ayresome Primary School | Primary | 711 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Riverside | Secondary | 690 | Good2023 | — | Ofsted |
Green Lane Primary Academy | Primary | 663 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pallister Park Primary School | Primary | 637 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park End Primary School | Primary | 631 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abingdon Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 131519 | Primary | 597 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Breckon Hill Primary School | Primary | 594 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Archibald Primary School | Primary | 493 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Acklam Whin Primary School | Primary | 477 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whinney Banks Primary School | Primary | 453 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kader Academy | Primary | 450 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Avenue Primary School | Primary | 430 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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