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Thorntree Academy

Academy sponsor led · Middlesbrough · TS3 9NH

Ages 2–11 · 252 pupils · Middlesbrough

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

8.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-09

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.9%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
242

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

16

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
26
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill65%

252 pupils · 389 places

Pupils on roll
252
Boys / girls
130 / 122
School capacity
389
Capacity fill
252 / 389 (65%)
Free school meals
72.3%
FSM pupils
159
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Extol Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr Paul Watson

Location

Address
The Greenway
Postcode
TS3 9NH
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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, 252 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 72.3%.

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

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

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    • KS270%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM74.7%
    • Demand1.00

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    • KS259%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM69.9%
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  • Brambles Primary Academy

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    • KS273%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM69.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

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    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM50.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Pallister Park Primary School

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM69.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Middlesbrough · TS6 6TA · Redcar and Cleveland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM38.3%
    • Demand1.02

    0.8 miles away

  • Overfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Middlesbrough · TS7 9JF · Redcar and Cleveland

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    • KS259%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM54.5%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Watson
Telephone
01642242309
Website
thorntreeacademy.co.uk

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