# Thorntree Academy

Thorntree Academy is a primary school in Middlesbrough, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 252 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147765. [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 252
- Council: Middlesbrough
- URN: 147765

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 9 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Thorntree Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Middlesbrough and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 74% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Priory Woods School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-woods-school-e131425): 760 m. Special. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- [Outwood Academy Ormesby](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-ormesby-e138711): 770 m. Secondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lift Caldicotes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-caldicotes-e139476): 800 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pennyman Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennyman-primary-academy-e138560): 840 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brambles Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brambles-primary-academy-e138559): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Corpus Christi RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-rc-primary-school-e142344): 950 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147765)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147765)

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