Acklam Grange School
Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Laidler
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Legacy Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,470
- Pupils on roll
- 1,452
- URN
- 145774
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642277700
About this school
Acklam Grange School is a secondary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,452 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 274 | 292 | 282 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.3 | 48.3 | 48.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.41 +0.25 to +0.58 | +0.33 +0.16 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 46.2% | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 68.5% | 71.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 31.5% | 34.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
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 Acklam Grange School 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 | 50.3 | 26.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.3 | 28.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 28.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,461 |
| 2023/24 | 1,475 |
| 2024/25 | 1,456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acklam Grange School compares
Acklam Grange School ranked 1st of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.5 | 7.6% | 33.4% | 1,452 | — |
| Outwood Academy Acklam | 42.9 | 9.6% | 52.9% | 1,201 | 0.7 miles |
| Thornaby Academy | 40.9 | 14.8% | 68% | 443 | 1.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 40.3 | 8.1% | 41.6% | 567 | 1.1 miles |
| Trinity Catholic College | 42.6 | 10.1% | 45.1% | 1,270 | 1.4 miles |
| Macmillan Academy | 47.8 | 9% | 46.6% | 1,586 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.38%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Acklam0.7 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Thornaby Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Trinity Catholic College1.4 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Macmillan Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Acklam Grange School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Lift Unity City Secondary
- Macmillan Academy Secondary
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Acklam Grange School teach?
- Acklam Grange School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Acklam Grange School?
- The headteacher of Acklam Grange School is Mr Michael Laidler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acklam Grange School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acklam Grange School, 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 Acklam Grange School?
- Acklam Grange School has 1,452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Acklam Grange School full?
- Acklam Grange School has capacity for 1,470 pupils and 1,452 on roll (99%), 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 Acklam Grange School a faith school?
- No. Acklam Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Is Acklam Grange School a selective school?
- No. Acklam Grange School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Acklam Grange School?
- Acklam Grange School is part of THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Acklam Grange School have?
- The schools register lists Acklam Grange School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Acklam Grange School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.3 in 2022/23 and 48.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Acklam Grange School rank locally?
- Acklam Grange School ranked 1st of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Acklam Grange School's absence rate?
- Acklam Grange School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acklam Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acklam Grange School'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 10 July 2026.