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Nunthorpe Primary Academy

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

239

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Nunthorpe Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Nunthorpe Primary Academy is an academy converter in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of IRONSTONE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 256 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 43 primaries in Redcar and Cleveland and #2,680 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 71%

Maths87% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.7

0.9 to 5.5

1.1

Write

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 3.3

2.3

Maths

LA 0.6

0.2 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.5

1.3 to 5.8

0.9

Write

LA 0.7

-1.2 to 3.0

3.1

Maths

LA 0.7

1.2 to 5.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 67%

Reading94% LA 74%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths97% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 1.1

-0.6 to 3.6

2.3

Write

LA 1.4

0.2 to 4.4

3.9

Maths

LA 1.7

2 to 5.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 October 2023

Inspection Report

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22 October 2020

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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05 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-03-28

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-10-04

None Legacy

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 256 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	256	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	250	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	239	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	240	6	2.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	242	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Nunthorpe Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Newcomen Primary School

Badger Hill Academy

Handale Primary School

Whale Hill Primary School

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Bankfields Primary School