Best Schools in Middlesbrough

How many schools are there in Middlesbrough?

Middlesbrough has 90 open schools: 62 state primary, 14 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 9 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Middlesbrough are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Middlesbrough were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Linthorpe Community Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Nunthorpe Primary Academy, Lift North Ormesby, Brambles Primary Academy and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 78 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Linthorpe Community Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolNunthorpe Primary AcademyLift North OrmesbyBrambles Primary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Middlesbrough get the best GCSE results?

Of the 13 schools in Middlesbrough with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Acklam Grange School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.8 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.2 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Macmillan Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.3 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Acklam Grange SchoolNunthorpe School & Sixth FormMacmillan Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Middlesbrough have the best SATs results?

Of the 57 primary schools in Middlesbrough with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at High Clarence Academy (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Lingfield Primary School (89% in reading, 100% in maths); and Linthorpe Community Primary School (93% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

High Clarence AcademyLingfield Primary SchoolLinthorpe Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Middlesbrough?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Middlesbrough selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Middlesbrough?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Middlesbrough published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Abingdon Primary School, 0.283 miles for 2024 entry; Acklam Grange School, 0.444 miles for 2024 entry; Acklam Whin Primary School, 0.136 miles for 2024 entry; Archibald Primary School, 0.514 miles for 2024 entry; Hemlington Hall Academy, 0.705 miles for 2024 entry. We hold figures for 27 schools in Middlesbrough; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Abingdon Primary SchoolAcklam Grange SchoolAcklam Whin Primary SchoolArchibald Primary SchoolHemlington Hall Academy

Source: Middlesbrough admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Middlesbrough?

Apply to your council - Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland or North Yorkshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.