Ingleby Manor Free School

Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school exhibits a high standard of behaviour and attitudes, earning an outstanding rating in these areas. The quality of education is also good, supported by highly respectful relationships between pupils and staff and a well-structured curriculum that promotes both academic and personal development. Leaders are committed to creating a positive learning environment and have established high expectations that pupils rise to. The school also benefits from its inclusive community and a range of extracurricular activities that enhance students' experiences. While there are many strengths, some concerns arise regarding the delivery of the curriculum in certain subjects, leading to disparities in pupils' progress. Leaders have recognized this issue and are taking steps to ensure that teaching quality remains high across all subjects. Overall, Ingleby Manor Free School continues to foster a supportive and engaging atmosphere that well-prepares pupils for their future endeavors.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit polite behavior and a welcoming attitude.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff promote a respectful environment.
• Effective implementation of a wider curriculum that goes beyond academics.
• High quality of teaching and learning opportunities.
• Pupils achieve well in external examinations.
• Outstanding leadership and management practices.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective safeguarding measures ensuring pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Variation in the effectiveness of curriculum delivery in some subjects.

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 Ingleby Manor Free School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.7% 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, 8.3% of pupils at Ingleby Manor Free School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 Ingleby Manor Free School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.9% 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, 17.8% of pupils at Ingleby Manor Free School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% 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 Ingleby Manor Free School received £7,826 and spent £7,540 for each of its 665 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £643,000 (£967 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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

Ingleby Manor Free School is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering
• Newby and Scalby Academy Scarborough
• Scalby Academy Scarborough
• Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough
• Friarage Community Academy Scarborough
• Filey Academy Filey
• East Garforth Primary Academy Leeds
• Greengates Primary Academy Bradford
• Green Lane Primary Academy Leeds
• Garforth Academy Leeds

What is Ingleby Manor Free School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ingleby Manor Free School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Ingleby Manor Free School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ingleby Manor Free School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Ingleby Manor Free School have?

Ingleby Manor Free School has 698 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ingleby Manor Free School cover?

Ingleby Manor Free School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Ingleby Manor Free School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.1, and 72% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ingleby Manor Free School?

Ingleby Manor Free School is at Welwyn Road, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 0FA.