Academy sponsor led · Middlesbrough

Thorntree Academy

2–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147765URN

The Greenway, Middlesbrough, TS3 9NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

37 applications for 24 places · 29th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 April 2024Ofsted'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
Early years 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.5; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Middlesbrough median

Dashed bars: as Thorntree Primary School (URN 111633), 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	24	37	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2025	26	36	1.4	22	0.85
Sep 2024	19	26	1.4	16	0.84
Sep 2023	20	27	1.4	14	0.70
Sep 2022	35	38	1.1	27	0.77
Sep 2021	31	42	1.4	30	0.97
Sep 2020 *	27	35	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2019 *	31	39	1.3	31	1.00
Sep 2018 *	37	47	1.3	33	0.89
Sep 2017 *	52	67	1.3	39	0.75
Sep 2016 *	51	71	1.4	43	0.84
Sep 2015 *	57	72	1.3	45	0.79
Sep 2014 *	54	75	1.4	44	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 76% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%11th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	74%	11%	109	104
2023/24	72%	0%	106	102
2022/23	65%	0%	104	101

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

Thorntree AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lift Caldicotes
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Brambles Primary Academy
0.8 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2022

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Pallister Park Primary School
1.2 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
1.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Overfields Primary School
1.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147765 · 806/2010
Trust: Extol Academy Trust
Capacity: 389 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 72.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2020
Replaced: Thorntree Primary School (URN 111633)
Address: The Greenway, Middlesbrough, TS3 9NH
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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