Most sought-after schools in Middlesbrough

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Marton Manor Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.53	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Macmillan Academy Middlesbrough, secondary	1.49	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Acklam Grange School Middlesbrough, secondary	1.43	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Sacred Heart Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.30	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Hemlington Hall Academy Middlesbrough, primary	1.21	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
6	Linthorpe Community Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.14	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	St Thomas More RC Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.10	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Newham Bridge Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.05	2026	none held
10	Acklam Whin Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.02	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	The King's Academy Middlesbrough, secondary	1.02	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
12	Lingfield Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Park End Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Brambles Primary Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.98	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Kader Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.98	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
17	Pallister Park Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Rose Wood Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.98	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	The Avenue Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Newport Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Pennyman Primary Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Abingdon Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Corpus Christi RC Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Green Lane Primary Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	St Clare's RC Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	St Edward's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Sunnyside Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Thorntree Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Chandlers Ridge Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.91	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Lift Caldicotes Middlesbrough, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Whinney Banks Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Berwick Hills Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.90	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Beech Grove Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.89	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Lift Unity City Middlesbrough, secondary	0.89	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
37	Trinity Catholic College Middlesbrough, secondary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Captain Cook Primary School Marton, primary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Breckon Hill Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Viewley Hill Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.81	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	Lift North Ormesby Middlesbrough, primary	0.80	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Easterside Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	Archibald Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.76	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Ayresome Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.74	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Outwood Academy Ormesby Middlesbrough, secondary	0.74	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
46	St Gerard's RC Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.71	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Outwood Academy Acklam Middlesbrough, secondary	0.59	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Outwood Academy Riverside Middlesbrough, secondary	0.56	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 49 schools in Middlesbrough have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Middlesbrough · How we compare schools.