Academy converter · Middlesbrough

Viewley Hill Academy

2–11Ages
301Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140505URN

Andover Way, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

40 applications for 31 places · 36th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 29 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 31 places offered · 25 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	31	40	1.3	25	0.81
Sep 2025	32	42	1.3	28	0.88
Sep 2024	32	44	1.4	29	0.91
Sep 2023	32	44	1.4	30	0.94
Sep 2022	34	48	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2021	32	40	1.3	31	0.97
Sep 2020	31	51	1.7	31	1.00
Sep 2019	35	42	1.2	34	0.97
Sep 2018	39	47	1.2	40	1.03
Sep 2017	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2016	33	67	2.0	33	1.00
Sep 2015	40	75	1.9	41	1.02
Sep 2014	36	68	1.9	34	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 77% · Maths 62% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%32nd of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Middlesbrough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	5%	104	101
2023/24	60%	6%	106	104
2022/23	47%	3%	101	102

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

Viewley Hill AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Gerard's RC Primary School
0.2 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sunnyside Academy
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

1.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Hemlington Hall Academy
1.0 km · Middlesbrough

2026

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Rose Wood Academy
1.6 km · Middlesbrough

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Middlesbrough

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Acklam Whin Primary School
2.0 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.3applications per place
St Clare's RC Primary School
2.0 km · Middlesbrough

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Marton Manor Primary School
2.1 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140505 · 806/2369
Trust: Lingfield Education Trust
Capacity: 273 pupils · 301 on roll
Free school meals: 57.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Viewley Hill Primary School (URN 111666)
Address: Andover Way, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9HL
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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