Sunnyside Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Middlesbrough · TS8 0RJ · Middlesbrough
Ages 3–11
- KS231%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM40.5%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 145877
Discovery Special Academy
Free schools special · Middlesbrough · TS5 7YN
Ages 2–16 · 187 pupils · Middlesbrough
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
0%
Overall absence
7.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-18
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.8%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 125
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill103%
187 pupils · 181 places
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- Boys / girls
- 113 / 74
- School capacity
- 181
- Capacity fill
- 187 / 181 (103%)
- Free school meals
- 76.6%
- FSM pupils
- 134
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools special
Age range
Ages 2–16
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
- Miss Jennifer Duncan
Location
- Address
- Sandy Flatts Lane
- Postcode
- TS5 7YN
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- County
- Cleveland
- 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 free schools special, Ages 2–16, in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, 187 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 76.6%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Outwood Academy Acklam
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Middlesbrough · TS5 7JY · Middlesbrough
Ages 11–16
- Att841.3
- P8-0.2
- EM5+41%
- Absence9.6%
0.7 miles away
Trinity Catholic College
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Middlesbrough · TS4 3JW · Middlesbrough
Ages 11–19
- Att838.1
- P8-0.7
- EM5+31%
- Absence12.3%
0.7 miles away
Viewley Hill Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Middlesbrough · TS8 9HL · Middlesbrough
Ages 2–11
- KS260%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM57.6%
- Demand0.97
0.7 miles away
St Gerard's RC Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Middlesbrough · TS8 9HU · Middlesbrough
Ages 3–11
- KS233%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM30.0%
- Demand1.00
0.8 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Middlesbrough · TS5 7NJ · Middlesbrough
Ages 3–11
- Absence7.1%
- FSM51.2%
- Demand0.96
0.8 miles away
Holmwood School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity special school
Middlesbrough · TS4 3PT · Middlesbrough
Ages 4–11
- KS20%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM74.0%
0.8 miles away
St Thomas More RC Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Middlesbrough · TS4 3QH · Middlesbrough
Ages 2–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM33.9%
- Demand1.00
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Jennifer Duncan
- Telephone
- 01642248333