Hollis Academy
Saltersgill Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Karl Fenton
- Sponsor
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 143519
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Telephone
- 01642855010
About this school
Hollis Academy is a special academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hollis 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.9 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.84 -3.55 to -2.12 | -2.32 -3.01 to -1.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
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 Hollis 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 | 6.9 | 26.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.1 | 28.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7 | 28.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 38.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 34.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.78%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 34.72%
- Persistent absence
- 69.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beverley School0.1 miles
Special schools · Middlesbrough
-
Holmwood School0.9 miles
Special schools · Middlesbrough
-
Discovery Special Academy1.0 miles
Free Schools · Middlesbrough
-
River Tees Academy Grangetown1.4 miles
Free Schools · Middlesbrough
-
River Tees Hospital School1.4 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
- Archway Academy Academies
- Beverley School Special schools
- Discovery Special Academy Free Schools
- Fulcrum Education Special schools
- Holmwood School Special schools
- Hopefields Education CiC Special schools
- Priory Woods School Special schools
- River Tees Academy Grangetown Free Schools
- River Tees Hospital School Academies
- River Tees Primary Academy Academies
- River Tees Secondary Academy Academies
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hollis Academy teach?
- Hollis Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollis Academy?
- The headteacher of Hollis Academy is Headteacher Karl Fenton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollis Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollis 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 Hollis Academy?
- Hollis Academy has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hollis Academy full?
- Hollis Academy has capacity for 85 pupils and 90 on roll (106%), 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 Hollis Academy a faith school?
- No. Hollis Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hollis Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hollis Academy is part of HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hollis Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hollis Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hollis Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.9 in 2022/23 and 5.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hollis Academy's absence rate?
- Hollis Academy's overall absence rate is 34.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollis Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollis 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 2 July 2026.