Best Primary Schools in Middlesbrough

We checked all 61 primary schools in Middlesbrough and list every one: 57 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
61
Ranked
57
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Middlesbrough. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Middlesbrough also has 14 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Middlesbrough.

Ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough

  1. 1

    Linthorpe Community Primary School

    Academy, 727 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    16%

  2. 2

    Nunthorpe Primary Academy

    Academy, 239 pupils, inspected March 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    19%

  3. 2

    Whale Hill Primary School

    Academy, 461 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    17%

  4. 4

    Chandlers Ridge Academy

    Academy, 348 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    22%

  5. 5

    Brambles Primary Academy

    Academy, 359 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    11%

  6. 6

    Bankfields Primary School

    Academy, 257 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    12%

  7. 7

    Kader Academy

    Academy, 460 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Strong standard
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    21%

  8. 8

    Lingfield Primary School

    Academy, 228 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    19%

  9. 9

    Roseberry Academy

    Academy, 249 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    15%

  10. 10

    St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 212 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    15%

  11. 11

    Beech Grove Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 402 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    8%

  12. 12

    The Avenue Primary School

    Academy, 446 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    11%

  13. 13

    Thorntree Academy

    Academy, 252 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    11%

  14. 14

    Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 194 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    7%

  15. 15

    Lift Caldicotes

    Academy, 234 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    8%

  16. 16

    Whinney Banks Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 443 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    5%

  17. 17

    Newham Bridge Primary School

    Academy, 321 pupils, inspected October 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    5%

  18. 18

    St Clare's RC Primary School

    Academy, 225 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    11%

  19. 19

    Archibald Primary School

    Academy, 479 pupils, inspected September 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    8%

  20. 20

    Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 140 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    5%

  21. 21

    Marton Manor Primary School

    Academy, 229 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    13%

  22. 22

    Hemlington Hall Academy

    Academy, 272 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    17%

  23. 23

    Rose Wood Academy

    Academy, 368 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    11%

  24. 24

    Normanby Primary School

    Academy, 503 pupils, inspected May 2010

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    9%

  25. 25

    Abingdon Primary School

    Academy, 565 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    7%

  26. 26

    Lift North Ormesby

    Academy, 233 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    6%

  27. 27

    Teesville Academy

    Academy, 314 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    2%

  28. 28

    Easterside Academy

    Academy, 296 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    2%

  29. 29

    Green Lane Primary Academy

    Academy, 663 pupils, inspected September 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    3%

  30. 30

    Caedmon Primary School

    Academy, 215 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    11%

  31. 31

    Breckon Hill Primary School

    Academy, 541 pupils, inspected February 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    2%

  32. 32

    Grangetown Primary School

    Academy, 283 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    10%

  33. 33

    St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 233 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    0%

  34. 33

    St Gerard's RC Primary School

    Academy, 164 pupils, inspected November 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    5%

  35. 35

    St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 398 pupils, inspected December 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    6%

  36. 36

    High Clarence Academy

    Academy, 90 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%

  37. 36

    Pennyman Primary Academy

    Academy, 408 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    2%

  38. 38

    Newport Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 358 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    0%

  39. 39

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 404 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    0%

  40. 40

    Overfields Primary School

    Academy, 189 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    8%

  41. 41

    St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School

    Academy, 410 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    41%
    Higher standard
    3%

  42. 42

    St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 238 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    4%

  43. 43

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 198 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    0%

  44. 44

    Pallister Park Primary School

    Academy, 600 pupils, inspected July 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    1%

  45. 45

    Sunnyside Academy

    Academy, 268 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    37%
    Higher standard
    7%

  46. 46

    Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 46 pupils, inspected May 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    0%

  47. 46

    Viewley Hill Academy

    Academy, 301 pupils, inspected May 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    5%

  48. 48

    Sacred Heart Primary School

    Academy, 327 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    0%

  49. 49

    Park End Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 608 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    1%

  50. 50

    Ormesby Primary School

    Academy, 190 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    0%

  51. 51

    Berwick Hills Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 321 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    2%

  52. 52

    Ayresome Primary School

    Academy, 705 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    0%

  53. 53

    St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 194 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    0%

  54. 54

    Stokesley Primary Academy

    Academy, 254 pupils, inspected October 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    41%
    Higher standard
    0%

  55. 55

    Corpus Christi RC Primary School

    Academy, 251 pupils, inspected March 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    0%

  56. 56

    St Thomas More RC Primary School

    Academy, 210 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

  57. 57

    South Bank Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 346 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    30%
    Higher standard
    3%

Primary schools in Middlesbrough without a rank