Grangetown Primary School
St George's Road, Grangetown, Middlesbrough, TS6 7JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Mott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 147394
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642455278
About this school
Grangetown Primary School is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grangetown Primary School, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 48% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 68% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 68% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Grangetown 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 | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grangetown Primary School compares
Grangetown Primary School ranked 31st of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.3% | 74.3% | 283 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 44% | 5.7% | 63.2% | 198 | 0.2 miles |
| Caedmon Primary School | 64% | 7.2% | 69.9% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Whale Hill Primary School | 85% | 4.8% | 55.1% | 461 | 0.7 miles |
| South Bank Community Primary School | 30% | 7.5% | 61.3% | 346 | 1.0 miles |
| St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 40.3% | 410 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.29%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 14.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Caedmon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Whale Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
South Bank Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Grangetown Primary School ranks 38th 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 Grangetown Primary School teach?
- Grangetown Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Grangetown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grangetown Primary School is Miss Charlotte Mott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grangetown Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grangetown 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 many pupils are at Grangetown Primary School?
- Grangetown Primary School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Grangetown Primary School full?
- Grangetown Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 283 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 Grangetown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grangetown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grangetown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grangetown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Grangetown Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Grangetown Primary School is part of STEEL RIVER 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 Grangetown Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Grangetown Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Grangetown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grangetown Primary School compare with other schools in Redcar and Cleveland?
- Grangetown Primary School ranked 31st of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grangetown Primary School's absence rate?
- Grangetown Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grangetown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grangetown 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 2 July 2026.