Acklam Grange School
Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
1,452 pupils · 99% of 1,470 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 October 2022, published 23 November 2022. 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 | 48.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 34.8% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.43 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 287 | 409 | 953 | 287 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 290 | 400 | 1,009 | 290 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 288 | 424 | 984 | 288 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 288 | 462 | 1,054 | 288 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 287 | 445 | 1,096 | 287 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 292 | 439 | 1,023 | 292 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 290 | 457 | 1,018 | 290 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 290 | 445 | 898 | 290 |
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
- Outwood Academy Acklam 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Thornaby Academy 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Trinity Catholic College 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Macmillan Academy 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The King's Academy 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.