Academy sponsor led · Middlesbrough

Chandlers Ridge Academy

3–11Ages
348Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145287URN

Chandlers Ridge, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.6 above Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

81 applications for 35 places · 5th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%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 28 April 2026Published 22 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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

28 April 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
5 April 2022
Graded inspection: 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Middlesbrough median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

81 applications · 35 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 2.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 2.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 2.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Middlesbrough median

Dashed bars: as Chandlers Ridge Academy (URN 138656), Chandlers Ridge Primary School (URN 111619), the previous school.

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	35	81	2.3	32	0.91
Sep 2025	45	101	2.2	42	0.93
Sep 2024	45	98	2.2	44	0.98
Sep 2023	37	103	2.8	36	0.97
Sep 2022	38	91	2.4	37	0.97
Sep 2021	48	98	2.0	45	0.94
Sep 2020	36	91	2.5	36	1.00
Sep 2019	35	74	2.1	35	1.00
Sep 2018	44	74	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2017 *	39	86	2.2	37	0.95
Sep 2016 *	38	88	2.3	37	0.97
Sep 2015 *	60	122	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2014 *	44	104	2.4	39	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 86% · Maths 88% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%5th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	82%	22%	110	109
2023/24	75%	25%	109	108
2022/23	86%	14%	108	107

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

Chandlers Ridge AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Avenue Primary School
0.5 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Nunthorpe Primary Academy
1.1 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lingfield Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Captain Cook Primary School
1.6 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Middlesbrough

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Marton Manor Primary School
2.4 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ormesby Primary School
2.5 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145287 · 806/2008
Trust: Spark Education Trust
Capacity: 376 pupils · 348 on roll
Free school meals: 10.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Chandlers Ridge Academy (URN 138656); Chandlers Ridge Primary School (URN 111619)
Address: Chandlers Ridge, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JL
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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