The King's Academy
Stainton Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
1,381 pupils · 90% of 1,530 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 21 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 216 | 220 | 661 | 216 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 226 | 241 | 658 | 226 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 243 | 279 | 745 | 243 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 247 | 257 | 706 | 247 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 254 | 280 | 727 | 254 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 221 | 255 | 702 | 221 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 229 | 223 | 553 | 229 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 224 | 212 | 492 | 224 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Trinity Catholic College 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Outwood Academy Acklam 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Acklam Grange School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form 3.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lift Unity City 3.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Outwood Academy Ormesby 4.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.