Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form
Guisborough Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Mark Gray
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,675
- Pupils on roll
- 1,321
- URN
- 138845
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642310561
About this school
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form is a secondary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,321 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 287 | 282 | 254 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | 45.8 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.45 to -0.12 | -0.44 -0.60 to -0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 45.4% | 45.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 68.8% | 63.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 59.6% | 60.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 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 Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.9 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.8 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,521 |
| 2023/24 | 1,477 |
| 2024/25 | 1,410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form compares
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form ranked 5th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 11% | 23.6% | 1,321 | — |
| Outwood Academy Ormesby | 33.1 | 15.3% | 65% | 698 | 1.7 miles |
| Lift Unity City | 34.2 | 13.8% | 72.5% | 1,033 | 2.2 miles |
| The King's Academy | 37.9 | 11.5% | 39% | 1,381 | 2.4 miles |
| Outwood Academy Normanby | 35.4 | 12.2% | 53.2% | 787 | 2.5 miles |
| Trinity Catholic College | 42.6 | 10.1% | 45.1% | 1,270 | 2.8 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)
- 23.59%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.03%
- Persistent absence
- 30.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Ormesby1.7 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Lift Unity City2.2 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
The King's Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Normanby2.5 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Trinity Catholic College2.8 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form ranks 3rd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Acklam Grange School Secondary
- Lift Unity City Secondary
- Macmillan Academy 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous head of school: Mr Peter Wood (until July 2026).
- School name changed from Nunthorpe Academy to Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form recorded 24 Jul 2026
- Headteacher changed from Mr Peter Wood to Mr Mark Gray recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form teach?
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the head of school of Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form?
- The head of school of Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form is Mr Mark Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form?
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form has 1,321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form full?
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form has capacity for 1,675 pupils and 1,321 on roll (79%), so it has space against 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 Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form?
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.9 in 2022/23 and 47 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form rank locally?
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form ranked 5th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form'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 24 July 2026.