Ofsted
Inadequate
Inspected 2022
Expected Standard
58%
Age Range
3-11
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Barnard Castle, serving ages 3-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy is an academy sponsor led in Barnard Castle, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 76 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #142 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #10,793 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Inadequate, and leadership and management Inadequate.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
58%
Read SS
104
Maths SS
96
GPS SS
101
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
-%
Read SS
-
Maths SS
-
GPS SS
-
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
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