River Tees Academy Grangetown
170a Overdale Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RIVER TEES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Chilton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- River Tees Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 149101
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642203873
About this school
River Tees Academy Grangetown is a special academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 58 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 17.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 |
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 River Tees Academy Grangetown has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 86.54%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 12.58%
- Persistent absence
- 32.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
River Tees Hospital School0.0 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
-
River Tees Secondary Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
-
River Tees Primary Academy0.8 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
-
Priory Woods School1.0 miles
Special schools · Middlesbrough
-
Reintegreat Education Solutions Ltd1.1 miles
Independent schools · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
- Archway Academy Academies
- Beverley School Special schools
- Discovery Special Academy Free Schools
- Fulcrum Education Special schools
- Hollis Academy Academies
- Holmwood School Special schools
- Hopefields Education CiC Special schools
- Priory Woods School Special schools
- River Tees Hospital School Academies
- River Tees Primary Academy Academies
- River Tees Secondary Academy Academies
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does River Tees Academy Grangetown teach?
- River Tees Academy Grangetown teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of River Tees Academy Grangetown?
- The headteacher of River Tees Academy Grangetown is Mrs Leanne Chilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was River Tees Academy Grangetown last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected River Tees Academy Grangetown, 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 River Tees Academy Grangetown?
- River Tees Academy Grangetown has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is River Tees Academy Grangetown full?
- River Tees Academy Grangetown has capacity for 100 pupils and 58 on roll (58%), 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 River Tees Academy Grangetown a faith school?
- No. River Tees Academy Grangetown has no designated religious character.
- Is River Tees Academy Grangetown a selective school?
- No. River Tees Academy Grangetown is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs River Tees Academy Grangetown?
- River Tees Academy Grangetown is part of RIVER TEES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is River Tees Academy Grangetown's absence rate?
- River Tees Academy Grangetown's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are River Tees Academy Grangetown's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, River Tees Academy Grangetown'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.