Thorntree Academy, Middlesbrough

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my privilege to be the Headteacher of Thorntree Academy and to be entrusted in leading the school in the next stage of their development. This requires everyone - parents, carers, staff, and the wider community - to work together for the benefit of the young people in our care."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, coding and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Thorntree Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Middlesbrough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (78% in reading, 78% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Thorntree Academy as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Thorntree Academy are Lift Caldicotes (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); Pennyman Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); Brambles Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 89% maths); and Corpus Christi RC Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths).

Thorntree Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Thorntree Academy is one of 8 schools run by Extol Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

63.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Black (8%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is James Cook Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (a), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thorntree Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Thorntree Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Thorntree Academy are Outwood Academy Ormesby (0.5 miles), Lift Unity City (0.7 miles), Outwood Academy Normanby (0.9 miles) and St Peter's Catholic College (1.1 miles).