Kader Academy

About Kader Academy

If you're a parent weighing up Kader Academy, the numbers suggest it's a school that local families are keen to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 99 applications for 49 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.02. That means more than two families applied for every spot, and 41 of those applications were first-preference choices, indicating strong local demand. The school is a mixed, state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2022, confirmed that the school 'remains Good', and the previous graded inspection in 2013 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management and early years provision both judged Good. The headteacher is Janet Donald, and the school serves a community where 19.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average.

Academically, Kader Academy performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Middlesbrough local authority average of just 62%. That puts the school 7th out of 37 primary schools in the area, placing it in the top 25% nationally. The school's ranking score of 78 is based on the combined expected standard metric. Looking at individual subjects, 87% met the expected standard in maths, 85% in reading and 85% in writing. At the higher standard, 15% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with maths the strongest subject at 48% reaching the higher level. Reading and writing higher scores were 35% and 30% respectively. Average scaled scores were 109 in maths and 107 in reading, both comfortably above the national average of 100.

The school is well equipped with a dining hall, gymnasium, sports hall, library and chapel, and offers a solid range of sports including football, swimming, tennis and cricket, plus clubs like drama, choir, eco club and art club. For families with children who have additional needs, Kader Academy lists provisions for a wide range of conditions, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, and social, emotional and mental health needs. The school is oversubscribed, so applying as a first preference is wise. It suits families who want a strong academic record within a state primary, with good local results and a broad extracurricular offer, all within a school that is clearly popular with Middlesbrough parents.

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