The Grangefield Academy
Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Kate Wright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,004
- URN
- 139673
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642353637
About this school
The Grangefield Academy is a secondary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,004 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 | 187 | 202 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 45.3 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.17 -0.04 to +0.38 | -0.08 -0.29 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 54.5% | 50.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 70.1% | 67.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 49.7% | 37.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 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 The Grangefield 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 | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.3 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,012 |
| 2023/24 | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 1,013 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grangefield Academy compares
The Grangefield Academy ranked 7th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 9.5% | 48.3% | 1,004 | — |
| Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy | 43.3 | 9.4% | 24.9% | 1,005 | 0.4 miles |
| Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy | 45.6 | 8.4% | 20.6% | 1,156 | 0.5 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth | 31.1 | 14.4% | 58.6% | 580 | 1.4 miles |
| North Shore Academy | 48.2 | 10.7% | 60.2% | 850 | 1.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 40.3 | 8.1% | 41.6% | 567 | 2.5 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.
Inspection history
- 7 December 2022
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Ungraded inspection report2 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.27%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.52%
- Persistent absence
- 26.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth1.4 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
North Shore Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
The Grangefield Academy ranks 7th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Secondary
- Egglescliffe School Secondary
- Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy Secondary
- Ingleby Manor Free School Secondary
- North Shore Academy Secondary
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy Secondary
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth Secondary
- Sedgefield Community College Secondary
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- Thornaby Academy Secondary
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Grangefield Academy teach?
- The Grangefield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the principal of The Grangefield Academy?
- The principal of The Grangefield Academy is Miss Kate Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Grangefield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grangefield 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 big is The Grangefield Academy?
- The Grangefield Academy has 1,004 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Grangefield Academy full?
- The Grangefield Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,004 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 The Grangefield Academy a faith school?
- No. The Grangefield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Grangefield Academy a selective school?
- No. The Grangefield Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Grangefield Academy?
- The Grangefield Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Grangefield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.3 in 2022/23 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Grangefield Academy rank locally?
- The Grangefield Academy ranked 7th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Grangefield Academy's absence rate?
- The Grangefield Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grangefield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grangefield 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 7 July 2026.