River Tees Academy Grangetown
170a Overdale Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
River Tees Academy Grangetown is a special school in Middlesbrough for ages 5 to 19. It is one of the 65 schools in Redcar and Cleveland. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 15 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 June 2025
Pupils are proud to attend this school. They enjoy learning and are ambitious for their futures. The care and support that staff offer to pupils is second to none. Positive relationships between staff and pupils are at the centre of the supportive and aspirational culture that runs through the school. Pupils describe the school as one big happy family. The school has extremely high expectations for what pupils will achieve. Pupils' work and their knowledge of the curriculum shows that they achieve well. High expectations extend to pupils' behaviour. Pupils behave exceptionally well at the school. They are polite, courteous and respectful to each other and the adults in the building. The school weaves pupils' personal development through every aspect of the curriculum. Pupils understand the school values of currency, character and community, known as the '3 Cs'. This helps to ensure that pupils are exceptionally well prepared for adulthood. Pupils have a deep understanding of the fundamental British values and why they are important. As a result, everyone is welcome at the school, regardless of their differences.
What the school should improve
- Some of the information in pupils' EHC plans is not used as well as it could be to inform the targets that the school sets for pupils. This means that, at times, staff do not have a clear understanding of how to support pupils beyond their SEMH needs. This could affect how well some pupils achieve. The school should ensure that information in pupils' EHC plans is used more effectively to support the targets that the school sets and the support that pupils receive, enabling pupils to achieve highly across all areas of the curriculum.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
8 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
58 pupils on roll, with places for 100
Schools near River Tees Academy Grangetown
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Woods School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Holmwood School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Hollis Academy | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard | Attainment 8: 5.7 |
| Beverley School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Mackenzie Thorpe Centre | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Free schools special
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- RIVER TEES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Chilton
- Phone
- 01642203873
- Address
- 170a Overdale Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- URN
- 149101
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.