Hollis Academy, Middlesbrough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hollis Academy creates a safe, supportive environment where pupils with special educational needs feel valued and listened to. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and use detailed knowledge of their individual needs to adapt teaching and provide targeted support. The school goes beyond academics to develop life skills, confidence and resilience through enrichment activities, workplace visits and the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and active management of concerns
- Well-planned curriculum with secure subject knowledge teaching and effective use of pupil baseline data to tailor support
- Clear behaviour expectations through 'SHAPE' points consistently reinforced by all staff
- Effective pastoral care and personal development programme focusing on building pupil confidence and life skills
- Excellent engagement with external professionals and community to support pupil needs
Areas for Improvement
- Overall attendance remains below national averages despite improvements
- Inconsistent tracking of progress from out-of-class interventions
- Monitoring and tracking not secure across all areas of school work, limiting speed of adaptations
- Personal development programme tracking does not consistently shape future provision
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme, VocEd lessons, Hollis 50 programme, workplace visits, careers education, mental health charities speakers, police community support officers, fire brigade visits
Hollis Academy is a special educational needs school that has made notable improvements in pupil attendance and behaviour. Pupils make appropriate progress from their individual starting points and are well-prepared for their next steps after leaving school.
At a Glance
83.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
90 pupils
85 capacity
5 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Middlesbrough
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Middlesbrough
Admissions Demand - Middlesbrough
Places available
1,889
Applications
1,930
Got 1st preference
85.5%
Got preferred school
97.3%
Secondary admissions across Middlesbrough (2025/26)
Inspection History(103)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
34.72464%
Overall absence
69.14894%
Persistent absence
94
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hollis Academy
Newham Bridge Primary School
Beech Grove Primary School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Green Lane Primary Academy
St Thomas More RC Primary School
Easterside Academy
Linthorpe Community Primary School
Holmwood School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Kader Academy
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