Best Schools in Teesside

How many schools are there in Teesside?

Teesside has 15 open schools: 10 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Teesside are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Teesside was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Brambles Primary Academy. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 13 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.

Brambles Primary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Teesside get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Teesside with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Northfield School and Sports College, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.8 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Manor Community Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.3 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyNorthfield School and Sports CollegeManor Community Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Teesside have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Teesside with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Bede's Catholic Academy (88% in reading, 92% in maths); Yarm Primary School (90% in reading, 88% in maths); and Brambles Primary Academy (84% in reading, 89% 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.

St Bede's Catholic AcademyYarm Primary SchoolBrambles Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Teesside?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Teesside 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 Teesside?

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 this school: Acklam Whin Primary School, 0.136 miles for 2024 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Acklam Whin Primary School

Source: Middlesbrough admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Teesside?

Apply to your council - Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough or Hartlepool, 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.