Overall Oxbridge
#792
4 ranked schools · -139 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
24
Offers
5
Offer rate20.8%
-7.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Middlesbrough
Around 148,000 people call the borough home.
Founded in 1830 as a planned coal-shipping port on the River Tees, Middlesbrough grew within a generation from a bare riverbank into North Yorkshire's largest industrial town. Linthorpe and Acklam are the borough's most school-competitive residential areas, stretching south of the town centre through Victorian and inter-war streets. Coulby Newham draws families competing for primary places on the town's newer southern edge, and has grown into one of the borough's larger residential districts. Nunthorpe and Hemlington extend the residential fringe beyond the urban core, with calmer surroundings popular with families. Rail services from Middlesbrough station connect into the TransPennine Express network, with journeys reaching Leeds in around an hour and Newcastle in around forty minutes.
60
Primary
schools
14
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
10
Special
schools
6
Other
schools
of which8sixth forms·21faith91 total
Area Performance
Middlesbrough schools rank in the top 54% of England
Across 79 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.23/10, -0.15 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
11% Elite
Distribution across all Middlesbrough schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Middlesbrough vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 54%
Across all ranked Middlesbrough schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,119 of 14,821
Top 77%Secondaryavg #2,946 of 3,803
Top 70%Sixth formavg #1,754 of 2,523
Primary schools: 60 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,119
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,119
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 14 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.2/10
-1.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,946
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 77% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
33.6
-5.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.2/10
-1.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,946
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 77% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
33.6
-5.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
5.8/10
-1.92 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,754
-20 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 70% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
18%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
44%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
5.8/10
-1.92 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,754
-20 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 70% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
18%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
44%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#284
5 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
9
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#804
4 ranked schools · -105 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
20
Offers
5
Offer rate25.0%
-12.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Middlesbrough town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Middlesbrough town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Middlesbrough town
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School profiles in Middlesbrough
Browse 73 local profile links across primary schools in middlesbrough town, secondary schools in middlesbrough town, sixth forms in middlesbrough town and other schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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