High Clarence Academy
Port Clarence Road, High Clarence, Middlesbrough, TS2 1SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Caraher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 149794
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642561237
About this school
High Clarence Academy is a primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected High Clarence Academy, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as High Clarence Primary School (URN 111523).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 |
Trends over time
How High Clarence Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How High Clarence Academy compares
High Clarence Academy ranked 52nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.8% | 71% | 90 | — |
| Abingdon Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 55.5% | 565 | 1.4 miles |
| Newport Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 71.3% | 358 | 1.4 miles |
| Breckon Hill Primary School | 70% | 5.3% | 52.2% | 541 | 1.6 miles |
| Lift North Ormesby | 63% | 5.3% | 54% | 233 | 1.6 miles |
| Ayresome Primary School | 46% | 6% | 60.2% | 705 | 1.6 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)
- 71.01%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 15.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abingdon Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Newport Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Breckon Hill Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Lift North Ormesby1.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Ayresome Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
High Clarence Academy ranks 49th 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 High Clarence Academy teach?
- High Clarence Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of High Clarence Academy?
- The headteacher of High Clarence Academy is Mrs Nicola Caraher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has High Clarence Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected High Clarence Academy, 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 High Clarence Academy?
- High Clarence Academy has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is High Clarence Academy full?
- High Clarence Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 90 on roll (86%), 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 High Clarence Academy a faith school?
- No. High Clarence Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does High Clarence Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records High Clarence Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is High Clarence Academy part of an academy trust?
- High Clarence Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE 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 High Clarence Academy have?
- The schools register lists High Clarence Academy's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have High Clarence Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2023/24 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does High Clarence Academy compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- High Clarence Academy ranked 52nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is High Clarence Academy's absence rate?
- High Clarence Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are High Clarence Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, High Clarence Academy'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.