Linthorpe Community Primary School

About Linthorpe Community Primary School

Linthorpe Community Primary School sits in Middlesbrough, a local authority where only two of 41 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. Linthorpe is one of them. It ranks 4th out of 37 primary schools in the borough on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top 11% locally. The three schools above it in the Middlesbrough rankings are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Lingfield Primary and Beech Grove Primary, each of which scored higher on the same metric. With 731 pupils on a capacity of 705, Linthorpe is a large primary that also offers nursery provision for children from age two. The school is led by headteacher Grace Mitchell and has no religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in March 2024, awarded the top grade across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. That is a clean sweep of Outstanding ratings.

Academically, Linthorpe's key stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show strong performance. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 82%, well above the Middlesbrough local authority average of 62%. In reading, 87% met the expected standard and 42% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. In maths, 93% reached the expected standard and 30% hit the higher mark, with an average score of 107. Writing saw 89% at expected and 21% at the higher level. The school's overall ranking score of 82 places it in the top 9% nationally among primary schools, and 61st out of 677 in the North East region. Compared with its previous Ofsted inspection in 2013, when it was rated Good, the school has improved across the board. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 51.2%, which is notably high, making these results particularly striking in the context of the school's intake.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 187 applications for 90 places, with 99 first-preference applications and 90 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.08. Facilities include a library, playing fields, sports hall, gymnasium, sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, football, dance, cricket, athletics, rounders and gymnastics, while clubs range from gardening and film club to coding, book club and eco club. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a large, high-performing community primary that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a diverse urban setting, particularly those whose children may benefit from well-documented SEND support.

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