Best Secondary Schools in Middlesbrough

We checked all 14 secondary schools in Middlesbrough and list every one: 11 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
14
Ranked
11
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE 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 61 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Middlesbrough.

Ranked secondary schools in Middlesbrough

  1. 1

    Acklam Grange School

    Academy, 1,452 pupils, inspected February 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.6%

  2. 2

    Macmillan Academy

    Academy, 1,586 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.4%

  3. 3

    Outwood Academy Acklam

    Academy, 1,201 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.1%

  4. 4

    Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form

    Academy, 1,321 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.3%

  5. 5

    Trinity Catholic College

    Academy, 1,270 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    42.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.1%

  6. 6

    Outwood Academy Riverside

    Free school, 745 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.5%

  7. 7

    The King's Academy

    Academy, 1,381 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    37.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.5%

  8. 8

    St Peter's Catholic College

    Academy, 572 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    34.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.9%

  9. 9

    Outwood Academy Ormesby

    Academy, 698 pupils, inspected December 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    33.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.9%

  10. 10

    Lift Unity City

    Academy, 1,033 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    34.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.6%

  11. 11

    Outwood Academy Normanby

    Academy, 787 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    35.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.5%

Secondary schools in Middlesbrough without a rank