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Hemlington Hall Academy

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

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

323

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Hemlington Hall Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hemlington Hall Academy is an academy sponsor led in Middlesbrough, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 281 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 40 primaries in Middlesbrough and #7,663 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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 17.8:1. There are 2 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%

Reading69% LA 70%

Writing69% LA 70%

Maths63% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading65% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading73% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 0.8

2.4

Write

LA 0.7

0.6 to 4.2

0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.2

-2.6 to 1.1

1.6

Write

LA 0.4

-0.1 to 3.3

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.0 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading69% LA 68%

Writing94% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 1.6

3.2

Write

LA 1.0

1.6 to 4.8

1.2

Maths

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 October 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-06

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-11-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-09-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(2 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 281 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	281	5	1.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	280	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	330	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	330	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	323	3	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	325	5	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	309	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	332	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	324	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	324	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	312	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	371	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	345	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 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Hemlington Hall 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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