Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form

Secondary
Academy
Ages 11 to 18

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Guisborough Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0LAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form is a secondary school in Middlesbrough for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 65 schools in Redcar and Cleveland. It ranks 4th of 11 secondary schools in Middlesbrough. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 18 June 2024, report published 26 November 2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Sixth form provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

254 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score47.0

47.0, 0.9 above the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45.3%

45.3%, 0.1 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63.8%

63.8%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc60.6%

60.6%, 20.1 percentage points above the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score4.23

4.23, 0.14 above the England average of 4.09.

A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25

62 students

Average point score per A level entry31.93

31.93, 3.07 below the England average of 35.00.

Average A level grade C+, England average B-

Pupil numbers and mix

1,321 pupils on roll, with places for 1,675

Eligible for free school meals25.1%

25.1%, 1.4 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2.3%

2.3%, 19.3 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support16.8%

16.8%, 2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.2%

2.2%, 3.8 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Outwood Academy Ormesby	2 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	Attainment 8: 33.1
Lift Unity City	2 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	Attainment 8: 34.2
Outwood Alternative Provision Eston	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 1.4
Progress Schools - Tees Valley	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 2.2
The King's Academy	2 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	Attainment 8: 37.9

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
Age range: 11 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Mark Gray
Phone: 01642310561
Website: nunthorpe.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Guisborough Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland
URN: 138845

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.