The Avenue Primary School
The Avenue, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hunter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 146252
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642318510
About this school
The Avenue Primary School is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 446 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 49 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 82% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 88% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 96% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 94% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| 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 The Avenue Primary 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 | 70% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Avenue Primary School compares
The Avenue Primary School ranked 12th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 446 | — |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 238 | 0.1 miles |
| Chandlers Ridge Academy | 82% | 4.4% | 10.6% | 348 | 0.3 miles |
| Lingfield Primary School | 89% | 3.6% | 17.2% | 228 | 0.7 miles |
| Nunthorpe Primary Academy | 74% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 239 | 0.7 miles |
| Captain Cook Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 415 | 0.7 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)
- 10.79%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.39%
- Persistent absence
- 7.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Chandlers Ridge Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Lingfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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Nunthorpe Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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Captain Cook Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Marton
Other schools in Middlesbrough
The Avenue Primary School ranks 18th 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 The Avenue Primary School teach?
- The Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of The Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Avenue Primary School is Mr James Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Avenue Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Avenue Primary 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 The Avenue Primary School?
- The Avenue Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Avenue Primary School full?
- The Avenue Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 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 The Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Avenue Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Avenue Primary School?
- The Avenue Primary School 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.
- How have The Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 73% 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 Avenue Primary School rank locally?
- The Avenue Primary School ranked 12th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 The Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- The Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Avenue Primary 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.