Brambles Primary Academy
Kedward Avenue, Brambles, Middlesbrough, TS3 9DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TEES VALLEY EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Mayle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tees Valley Education
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 341
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 138559
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642210704
About this school
Brambles Primary Academy is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brambles Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 39 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 73% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 78% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 76% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 69% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brambles Primary 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 | 77% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brambles Primary Academy compares
Brambles Primary Academy ranked 7th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.4% | 70.5% | 359 | — |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School | 39% | 5.1% | 53.1% | 251 | 0.1 miles |
| Pallister Park Primary School | 59% | 6.5% | 69.8% | 600 | 0.4 miles |
| Lift Caldicotes | 85% | 6.6% | 76.4% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Thorntree Academy | 74% | 8% | 73.3% | 252 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 41.7% | 233 | 0.7 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)
- 70.49%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 18.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corpus Christi RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Pallister Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Lift Caldicotes0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Thorntree Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Brambles Primary Academy ranks 10th of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Chandlers Ridge Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brambles Primary Academy teach?
- Brambles Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Brambles Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Brambles Primary Academy is Mr Stuart Mayle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brambles Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brambles Primary 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 Brambles Primary Academy?
- Brambles Primary Academy has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brambles Primary Academy full?
- Brambles Primary Academy has capacity for 341 pupils and 359 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brambles Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Brambles Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Brambles Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brambles Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Brambles Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brambles Primary Academy is part of TEES VALLEY EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brambles Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brambles Primary Academy compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Brambles Primary Academy ranked 7th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brambles Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Brambles Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brambles Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brambles Primary 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 1 July 2026.