Green Lane Primary Academy

About Green Lane Primary Academy

Green Lane Primary Academy in Middlesbrough was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stood at 63% in the 2023/24 results. That figure sits just above the Middlesbrough local authority average of 62%, placing the school 19th out of 37 primary schools in the area. While not among the top performers locally — the highest-ranked school, St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary, scored 93 — Green Lane’s result is a solid, above-average showing for a large primary with 663 pupils on roll, exceeding its official capacity of 630.

Breaking down the individual subjects, writing saw the highest proportion of pupils meeting expectations at 83%, followed by maths at 78% and reading at 71%. The proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was 7%, with reading leading on that measure at 22%, then maths at 14% and writing at 9%. Average scaled scores were 104 for reading and 103 for maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it’s not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Nationally, Green Lane ranks in the 49th percentile among all primary schools for its combined expected standard result, and in the 53rd percentile within the North East region — a respectable middle-of-the-pack position.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 179 applications for 86 places, with 82 first-preference offers made from 83 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.08. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, gymnasium, library, dining hall, ICT suite, art studios and a chapel. Sports offered are cross country, netball, dance and swimming, with clubs including book club, choir and drama. The school’s SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, from specific learning difficulties like dyslexia to speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, and social, emotional and mental health support. With nursery provision on site and a mixed, non-religious character, Green Lane suits families looking for a large, well-equipped primary that performs slightly above the local average academically and offers broad support for additional needs.

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