Academy converter · Middlesbrough

Brambles Primary Academy

2–11Ages
359Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138559URN

Kedward Avenue, Brambles, Middlesbrough, TS3 9DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

73 applications for 41 places · 19th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.9

This school
Middlesbrough median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	41	73	1.8	40	0.98
Sep 2025	40	74	1.9	39	0.98
Sep 2024	42	69	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2023	44	66	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2022	43	57	1.3	40	0.93
Sep 2021	44	59	1.3	36	0.82
Sep 2020	43	68	1.6	33	0.77
Sep 2019	38	57	1.5	38	1.00
Sep 2018	45	76	1.7	45	1.00
Sep 2017	45	92	2.0	43	0.96
Sep 2016	40	79	2.0	35	0.88
Sep 2015	43	79	1.8	40	0.93
Sep 2014	45	99	2.2	45	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 87% · Maths 89% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%7th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Middlesbrough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	11%	106	109
2023/24	73%	9%	103	106
2022/23	77%	13%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Brambles Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
0.2 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Pallister Park Primary School
0.7 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lift Caldicotes
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Thorntree Academy
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Berwick Hills Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
1.3 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
South Bank Community Primary School
1.4 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138559 · 806/2005
Trust: Tees Valley Education
Capacity: 341 pupils · 359 on roll
Free school meals: 69.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Brambles Primary School (URN 111627)
Address: Kedward Avenue, Brambles, Middlesbrough, TS3 9DB
Local authority: Middlesbrough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources