The Grangefield Academy

The Grangefield Academy has achieved outstanding results in all areas of its educational offering, reflecting a strong commitment to both academic and personal development. The school's leadership has cultivated an environment where pupils from various backgrounds are valued, appropriately challenged, and encouraged to reach their highest potential. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, with a particular focus on knowledge acquisition and personal growth. Staff expectations are high, and there is clear evidence of respect and engagement between students and teachers, enhancing the overall learning experience.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education with a well-planned curriculum.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• A positive and respectful school culture among pupils and staff.
• Effective teaching practices that encourage pupil engagement and understanding.
• Commitment to the wider development of pupils through a well-designed 'Life' curriculum.
• Excellent safeguarding practices ensuring pupil safety and well-being.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Grangefield Academy attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 12.5% of pupils at The Grangefield Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 8 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Grangefield Academy had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.4% of pupils at The Grangefield Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Grangefield Academy received £8,653 and spent £7,457 for each of its 1,022 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,058,000 (£1,035 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of Northern Education Trust, income was £8,462 and spending £8,166 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stockton-On-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

The Grangefield Academy is part of Northern Education Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• The Oak Tree Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• North Shore Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Norton Primary Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Thornaby Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Manor Community Academy Hartlepool
• Dyke House Sports and Technology College Hartlepool
• Freebrough Academy Saltburn-By-The-Sea
• Badger Hill Academy Saltburn-By-The-Sea
• Whitecliffe Academy Saltburn-By-The-Sea

What is The Grangefield Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Grangefield Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was The Grangefield Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Grangefield Academy was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does The Grangefield Academy have?

The Grangefield Academy has 1,004 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Grangefield Academy cover?

The Grangefield Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Grangefield Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 57% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Grangefield Academy?

The Grangefield Academy is at Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE.