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Brambles Primary Academy

Academy converter · Middlesbrough · TS3 9DB

Ages 2–11 · 359 pupils · Middlesbrough

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.8%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
279

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

359 pupils · 341 places

Pupils on roll
359
Boys / girls
169 / 190
School capacity
341
Capacity fill
359 / 341 (105%)
Free school meals
69.5%
FSM pupils
216
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: TEES VALLEY EDUCATION
Academy trust
TEES VALLEY EDUCATION
Sponsor
Tees Valley Education
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Mayle

Location

Address
Kedward Avenue, Brambles
Postcode
TS3 9DB
Town
Middlesbrough
County
Teesside
Local authority
Middlesbrough
District
Middlesbrough
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, 359 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 69.5%.

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Primary schools in Middlesbrough
61
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS3
20
Primary in TS3
11
Open schools in Middlesbrough LA
65
Primary in Middlesbrough LA
41

Nearby primary schools

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Mayle
Telephone
01642210704
Website
brambles.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk

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