Schools in Middlesbrough

49 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Middlesbrough

Primary

Offered their first choice 96.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 94.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,593
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 94.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,055 places for 1,593 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 84.3%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 82.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 95.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,913
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 84.3% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 95.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 82.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,884 places for 1,913 applications, which is 29 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Middlesbrough lodged 124 appeals about a school place.

96 of them were heard by a panel and 12 succeeded, which is about 12 in every 100 heard.

The other 28 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Acklam Grange School Middlesbrough	1.43	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lift Unity City Middlesbrough	0.89	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Macmillan Academy Middlesbrough	1.49	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Acklam Middlesbrough	0.59	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Ormesby Middlesbrough	0.74	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Outwood Academy Riverside Middlesbrough	0.56	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The King's Academy Middlesbrough	1.02	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Trinity Catholic College Middlesbrough	0.89	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Middlesbrough by first preferences per place
Schools in TS1 (5)
Schools in TS3 (13)
Schools in TS4 (6)
Schools in TS5 (12)
Schools in TS7 (11)
Schools in TS8 (7)
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