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Acklam Grange School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough TS5 8PB · acklamgrange.org.uk · 01642 277700
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Middlesbrough 41.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.55 mi
- 0.88 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Middlesbrough Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,452
- 99% of 1,470 places
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.55 mi (877 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.23 mi (1.98 km). Source: Middlesbrough Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 409 families put the school first and 287 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 287 | 409 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 290 | 400 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 288 | 424 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 288 | 462 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 287 | 445 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.55 mi0.88 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.23 mi1.98 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 48.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Middlesbrough it was 41.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111751)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.5 | +3.4 |
| Sixth form college | 16.8 | +4.9 |
| Further education | 63.7 | −6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Acklam Grange School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111751), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111751)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111751)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 83
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (30%) with SEND