Pennyman Primary Academy
Primary schoolPennyman Primary Academy is a primary school in Middlesbrough, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 408 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 15 February 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Pennyman Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Middlesbrough and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Outwood Academy OrmesbySecondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.1 (2025/26, provisional)280 m
- Priory Woods SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade360 m
- Overfields Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Ormesby Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Thorntree AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Middlesbrough
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).