Mackenzie Thorpe Centre
Beech Grove, South Bank, TS6 6SU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Corrina McEwan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 147914
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642810730
About this school
Mackenzie Thorpe Centre is an independent special school in Redcar and Cleveland. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 38 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Mackenzie Thorpe Centre under its current framework. 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
Mackenzie Thorpe Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Mackenzie Thorpe Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 32 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 38
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Outwood Alternative Provision Eston0.6 miles
Independent schools · Middlesbrough
-
Archway Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
-
Reintegreat Education Solutions Ltd0.9 miles
Independent schools · Middlesbrough
-
Progress Schools - Tees Valley0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Tees Valley College0.9 miles
Independent schools · Middlesbrough
Common questions
- What ages does Mackenzie Thorpe Centre teach?
- Mackenzie Thorpe Centre teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Redcar and Cleveland.
- Who is the headteacher of Mackenzie Thorpe Centre?
- The headteacher of Mackenzie Thorpe Centre is Mrs Corrina McEwan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mackenzie Thorpe Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mackenzie Thorpe Centre under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Mackenzie Thorpe Centre?
- Mackenzie Thorpe Centre has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Mackenzie Thorpe Centre full?
- Mackenzie Thorpe Centre has capacity for 45 pupils and 38 on roll (84%), 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 Mackenzie Thorpe Centre a faith school?
- No. Mackenzie Thorpe Centre has no designated religious character.
- What are Mackenzie Thorpe Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mackenzie Thorpe Centre'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 24 July 2026.