Macmillan Academy
Stockton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs R Coning
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,586
- URN
- 130908
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642800800
About this school
Macmillan Academy is a secondary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,586 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Macmillan Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 254 | 254 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 47.5 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.55 to -0.20 | -0.14 -0.32 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 46.9% | 44.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 68.9% | 63.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 58.3% | 40.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Macmillan Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 26.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 28.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 28.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,530 |
| 2023/24 | 1,538 |
| 2024/25 | 1,565 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Macmillan Academy compares
Macmillan Academy ranked 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 9% | 46.6% | 1,586 | — |
| Acklam Grange School | 48.5 | 7.6% | 33.4% | 1,452 | 1.5 miles |
| Outwood Academy Riverside | 43.2 | 7.5% | 64.5% | 745 | 1.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy Acklam | 42.9 | 9.6% | 52.9% | 1,201 | 1.7 miles |
| North Shore Academy | 48.2 | 10.7% | 60.2% | 850 | 1.9 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 40.3 | 8.1% | 41.6% | 567 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.59%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 9.04%
- Persistent absence
- 23.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acklam Grange School1.5 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Riverside1.6 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Acklam1.7 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
North Shore Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Macmillan Academy ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Acklam Grange School Secondary
- Lift Unity City Secondary
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Outwood Academy Acklam Secondary
- Outwood Academy Normanby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Ormesby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Riverside Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic College Secondary
- The King's Academy Secondary
- Trinity Catholic College Secondary
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Macmillan Academy teach?
- Macmillan Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the principal of Macmillan Academy?
- The principal of Macmillan Academy is Mrs R Coning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Macmillan Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Macmillan Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Macmillan Academy?
- Macmillan Academy has 1,586 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Macmillan Academy full?
- Macmillan Academy has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,586 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Macmillan Academy a faith school?
- No. Macmillan Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Macmillan Academy a selective school?
- No. Macmillan Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Macmillan Academy part of an academy trust?
- Macmillan Academy is part of ENDEAVOUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Macmillan Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 47.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Macmillan Academy compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Macmillan Academy ranked 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Macmillan Academy's absence rate?
- Macmillan Academy's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Macmillan Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Macmillan Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.