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Nunthorpe Academy

URN
138845
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Nunthorpe Academy
URN
138845
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

64

Inspection

53

Admissions Value

64

Destinations

51

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#7 of 9 schools in Redcar and Cleveland

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 6 alternative schools identified

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  • Offer probability
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
26 November 2024
Inspection date
18 June 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 26 November 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 26 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

241

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

459

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

209

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.9×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Redcar and Cleveland)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.nunthorpe.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Redcar and Cleveland to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

47.0

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

45.3%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

63.8%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

60.6%

EBacc achievement

Location

TS7 0LA - Guisborough Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Teesside

Contact details

Address
Guisborough Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Teesside
Postcode
TS7 0LA
Phone
1642310561
Website
www.nunthorpe.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Redcar and Cleveland
Local authority code
807

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 165 schools in Redcar and Cleveland.

Authority statistics

Total schools

165

Open schools

65

Closed schools

100

Primary schools

108

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 26 November 2024

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 26 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 26 November 2024

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 26 November 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    26 November 202418 June 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 26 November 2024
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      26 November 2024
      Inspected
      18 June 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    45.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 179

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    25.2%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    31.9

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.40

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    10.7%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    84.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    6.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    32

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary108 (65.5%)
    • Secondary32 (19.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other25 (15.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Nunthorpe School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Nunthorpe Primary Academy92 mPrimaryOpen
    Nunthorpe Primary School92 mPrimaryClosed
    Chandlers Ridge Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Chandlers Ridge Academy1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Chandlers Ridge Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    The Avenue Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Avenue Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Bernadette's RC Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Nunthorpe School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Nunthorpe Primary Academy
      Distance
      92 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Nunthorpe Primary School
      Distance
      92 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Chandlers Ridge Academy
      Distance
      1.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Redcar and Cleveland)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bydales SchoolSecondaryTS11 6ARClosed
    De Brus SchoolSecondaryTS12 2HAClosed
    Eston Park AcademySecondaryTS6 9AWClosed
    Eston Park SchoolSecondaryTS6 9AWClosed
    Freebrough AcademySecondaryTS12 2SJOpen
    • Bydales School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      TS11 6AR
      Status
      Closed
    • De Brus School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      TS12 2HA
      Status
      Closed
    • Eston Park Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      TS6 9AW
      Status
      Closed
    • Eston Park School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      TS6 9AW
      Status
      Closed
    • Freebrough Academy
    Chandlers Ridge Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Chandlers Ridge Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Avenue Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Avenue Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Bernadette's RC Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    TS12 2SJ
    Status
    Open