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Lingfield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Buxton Avenue, Marton, Middlesbrough TS7 8LP · lingfieldprimaryschool.co.uk · 01642 319918
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 89%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Middlesbrough 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Middlesbrough Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 228
- 18 over 210 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Middlesbrough Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 9.72 mi15.65 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Middlesbrough it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲89% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111596)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Lingfield Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111596), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111596)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111596)
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111596)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 59
- 26% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied