Chandlers Ridge Academy
Chandlers Ridge, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 376
- Pupils on roll
- 348
- URN
- 145287
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642312741
About this school
Chandlers Ridge Academy is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 348 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 48 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 75% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 96% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 85% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Chandlers Ridge 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 | 86% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chandlers Ridge Academy compares
Chandlers Ridge Academy ranked 5th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.4% | 10.6% | 348 | — |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 238 | 0.3 miles |
| The Avenue Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 446 | 0.3 miles |
| Nunthorpe Primary Academy | 74% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 239 | 0.7 miles |
| Lingfield Primary School | 89% | 3.6% | 17.2% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| Captain Cook Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 415 | 1.0 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
- 5 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.58%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 8.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
The Avenue Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Nunthorpe Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Lingfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Captain Cook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Marton
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Chandlers Ridge Academy ranks 7th 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 year groups does Chandlers Ridge Academy teach?
- Chandlers Ridge Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Chandlers Ridge Academy?
- The headteacher of Chandlers Ridge Academy is Mr Richard Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chandlers Ridge Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chandlers Ridge 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 Chandlers Ridge Academy?
- Chandlers Ridge Academy has 348 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chandlers Ridge Academy full?
- Chandlers Ridge Academy has capacity for 376 pupils and 348 on roll (93%), 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 Chandlers Ridge Academy a faith school?
- No. Chandlers Ridge Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Chandlers Ridge Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chandlers Ridge Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chandlers Ridge Academy?
- Chandlers Ridge Academy is part of SPARK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chandlers Ridge Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chandlers Ridge Academy rank locally?
- Chandlers Ridge Academy ranked 5th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chandlers Ridge Academy's absence rate?
- Chandlers Ridge Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chandlers Ridge Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chandlers Ridge 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.