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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 145775

Linthorpe Community Primary School

Academy converter · Middlesbrough · TS5 6EA

Ages 2–11 · 727 pupils · Middlesbrough

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.05 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
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)82%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.1%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
558

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

1.05 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

90

Places offered

86

1st-preference offers

83

Total preferences (any rank)
179
Preferred offers (top 3)
86
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill103%

727 pupils · 705 places

Pupils on roll
727
Boys / girls
373 / 354
School capacity
705
Capacity fill
727 / 705 (103%)
Free school meals
50.3%
FSM pupils
332
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: THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
The Legacy Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Grace Mitchell

Location

Address
Roman Road, Linthorpe
Postcode
TS5 6EA
Town
Middlesbrough
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, 727 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 50.3%.

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Primary schools in Middlesbrough
61
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS5
14
Primary in TS5
9
Open schools in Middlesbrough LA
65
Primary in Middlesbrough LA
41

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM58.3%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Grace Mitchell
Telephone
01642885222
Website
www.linthorpeprimary.co.uk

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