Chandlers Ridge Academy
Chandlers Ridge, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JL
348 pupils · 93% of 376 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 35 | 32 | 81 | 34 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 42 | 101 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 44 | 98 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 36 | 103 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 37 | 91 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 45 | 98 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 36 | 36 | 91 | 36 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 35 | 74 | 35 |
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
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Avenue Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Nunthorpe Primary Academy 1.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lingfield Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Captain Cook Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.