Breckon Hill Primary School

Breckon Hill Primary is a large, highly inclusive school that is performing strongly across all inspected areas. Pupils make a positive start in the early years, build deep subject knowledge through a broad and ambitious curriculum, and leave key stage 2 with attainment at or above national standards. Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND make impressive progress, and in some subjects disadvantaged pupils outperform their non-disadvantaged peers. Attendance has improved notably and is now broadly in line with national averages, while behaviour is calm and respectful and bullying is rare. The school's inclusive culture is a defining feature. Staff identify needs quickly, adapt teaching consistently, and use specialist Hills and Link classes to help pupils with more complex needs access the same ambitious curriculum. Leadership and governance are strong, with a clear vision, robust evaluation and effective trust support. Personal development and wellbeing are also a strength, supported by the Breckon Hill 50 challenge, a wide range of clubs and meaningful pupil responsibilities. Safeguarding standards are met. The report identifies no graded areas of concern. The next steps are to sustain the improvements in attendance and to refine inclusive practices further so they can be shared more widely. The school joined The Legacy Learning Trust in October 2023 and serves a community with well-above-average deprivation and a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Strengths

• High-quality teaching secures strong foundations and deep subject knowledge across the curriculum.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND make impressive progress, with disadvantaged attainment above non-disadvantaged peers in some subjects.
• Early years provision is rich in language and literacy, with rapid progress from children's starting points.
• Phonics is taught accurately from Nursery, with sharply targeted support for pupils who fall behind.
• Attendance has improved notably and is now broadly aligned to national averages.
• Behaviour expectations are high and applied consistently; classrooms are calm and bullying is rare.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious, well sequenced and adapted effectively for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Inclusion is a defining strength; pupils with SEND learn the same ambitious curriculum and participate fully in school life.
• Specialist Hills and Link classes provide carefully matched support and effective pastoral care.
• Leadership and governance are strong, with a clear vision, robust evaluation and effective trust support.
• Personal development and wellbeing provision is a strength, including the Breckon Hill 50 challenge and a wide range of clubs.
• Staff are well supported, valued and benefit from professional development and trust-wide networking.
• Parents are positive about the school and engagement with families is effective.
• Pupils take on meaningful responsibilities and participate widely in opportunities beyond the classroom.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance improvements need to be sustained so that rates remain broadly in line with national averages.
• Inclusive practices should be refined further so the school's approaches can be shared more widely.

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 Breckon Hill Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.5% of pupils at Breckon Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Breckon Hill Primary School had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 30.1% of pupils at Breckon Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Breckon Hill Primary School received £7,625 and spent £7,304 for each of its 569 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £942,000 (£1,655 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Legacy Learning Trust, income was £7,299 and spending £7,196 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 Middlesbrough · Middlesbrough local authority: places and applications

Breckon Hill Primary School is part of The Legacy Learning Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Abingdon Primary School Middlesbrough
• Linthorpe Community Primary School Middlesbrough
• Beverley School Middlesbrough
• Green Lane Primary Academy Middlesbrough
• Newham Bridge Primary School Middlesbrough
• Acklam Grange School Middlesbrough
• Acklam Whin Primary School Middlesbrough

What is Breckon Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Breckon Hill Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Breckon Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Breckon Hill Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Breckon Hill Primary School have?

Breckon Hill Primary School has 541 pupils on roll.

What age range does Breckon Hill Primary School cover?

Breckon Hill Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Breckon Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Breckon Hill Primary School?

Breckon Hill Primary School is at Breckon Hill Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2DS.