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Green Lane Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jackie Walsh

corporate_fareTHE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST

location_onMiddlesbrough, TS5 7RU

language Visit Website phone 1642277407

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

681

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Green Lane Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Green Lane Primary Academy is an academy converter in Middlesbrough, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE LEGACY LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 663 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #9 of 40 primaries in Middlesbrough and #2,005 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 70%

Writing82% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading71% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading86% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 1.2

1.0

Write

LA 0.7

-0.3 to 2.3

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.4 to 0.2

1.3

Write

LA 0.4

0.1 to 2.5

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.9 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%

Reading74% LA 68%

Writing92% LA 77%

Maths76% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 0.5

Write

LA 1.0

0.8 to 3.2

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.4

-2.7 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 February 2022

Inspection Report

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31 January 2017

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-12-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 663 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	663	2	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	666	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	671	6	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	668	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	661	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	684	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	681	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	665	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	702	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	688	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	708	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	700	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	707	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	707	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	696	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	704	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	700	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	701	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	711	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	710	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	703	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	708	1	0.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	708	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	706	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 40 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils