Academy sponsor led · Middlesbrough

Macmillan Academy

11–19Ages
1,586Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
130908URN

Stockton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.7 above Middlesbrough median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Middlesbrough

957 applications for 257 places · 1st of 8 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.3of 90

Middlesbrough 41.7 England 46.0

2nd of 8 in Middlesbrough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.7applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Middlesbrough median (2.1) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

957 applications · 257 places offered · 382 named it first

2026 3.7; Middlesbrough median median 2.1
2025 3.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 3.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2023 4.0; Middlesbrough median median 2.4
2022 4.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2021 3.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2020 3.9; Middlesbrough median median 2.4
2019 3.5; Middlesbrough median median 2.2
2018 3.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2017 3.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 4.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2015 4.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2014 4.7; Middlesbrough median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Middlesbrough median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	257	957	3.7	382	1.49
Sep 2025	256	997	3.9	341	1.33
Sep 2024	261	984	3.8	335	1.28
Sep 2023	271	1,070	4.0	345	1.27
Sep 2022	263	1,068	4.1	365	1.39
Sep 2021	263	975	3.7	349	1.33
Sep 2020	262	1,028	3.9	378	1.44
Sep 2019	261	918	3.5	365	1.40
Sep 2018	262	919	3.5	359	1.37
Sep 2017	270	910	3.4	406	1.50
Sep 2016	237	953	4.0	408	1.72
Sep 2015	225	1,035	4.6	496	2.20
Sep 2014	217	1,012	4.7	525	2.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

244 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.32nd of 8 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 41.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%5th of 8 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Middlesbrough 57% England 66%

This school
Middlesbrough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	244	43.3	39%	57%	–
2024/25	234	47.8	44%	64%	–
2023/24	254	47.5	47%	69%	−0.14
2022/23	254	45.3	42%	64%	−0.37

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Macmillan AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.7applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Acklam Grange School
2.4 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Riverside
2.5 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.1applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Acklam
2.8 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
North Shore Academy
3.0 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

1.7applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
3.1 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

1.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Thornaby Academy
3.1 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

1.7applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Trinity Catholic College
3.3 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Lift Unity City
4.4 km · Middlesbrough

2026

1.5applications per place 36.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 130908 · 806/6907
Trust: Endeavour Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,650 pupils · 1,586 on roll
Free school meals: 49.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2005
Replaced: Macmillan Academy (URN 111772)
Address: Stockton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
Local authority: Middlesbrough

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources