Hemlington Hall Academy
Briscoe Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 9SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Edmenson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 385
- Pupils on roll
- 272
- URN
- 145136
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642591171
About this school
Hemlington Hall Academy is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 272 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hemlington Hall 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 54 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 57% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 69% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Hemlington Hall 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 | 64% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 323 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 281 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hemlington Hall Academy compares
Hemlington Hall Academy ranked 30th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.1% | 47.2% | 272 | — |
| Viewley Hill Academy | 51% | 5.5% | 64.7% | 301 | 0.6 miles |
| St Gerard's RC Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 41.7% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| St Clare's RC Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 225 | 0.9 miles |
| Acklam Whin Primary School | — | 4.5% | 10.8% | 477 | 0.9 miles |
| Sunnyside Academy | 37% | 6.2% | 47.2% | 268 | 1.1 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
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 6 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 14.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Viewley Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Gerard's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Clare's RC Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Acklam Whin Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Sunnyside Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Hemlington Hall Academy ranks 39th 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
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hemlington Hall Academy teach?
- Hemlington Hall Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Hemlington Hall Academy?
- The headteacher of Hemlington Hall Academy is Mrs Karen Edmenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hemlington Hall Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hemlington Hall 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 Hemlington Hall Academy?
- Hemlington Hall Academy has 272 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hemlington Hall Academy full?
- Hemlington Hall Academy has capacity for 385 pupils and 272 on roll (71%), 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 Hemlington Hall Academy a faith school?
- No. Hemlington Hall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hemlington Hall Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hemlington Hall Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hemlington Hall Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hemlington Hall Academy is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hemlington Hall Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hemlington Hall Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hemlington Hall Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hemlington Hall Academy compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Hemlington Hall Academy ranked 30th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hemlington Hall Academy's absence rate?
- Hemlington Hall Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hemlington Hall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hemlington Hall 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 15 July 2026.