The King's Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Middlesbrough, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,381 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,530.
The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 19 May 2026 has no single overall grade. The published Attainment 8 score was 37.9 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 220 first-preference applications and 216 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
19 May 2026 · Report card · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum & teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance & behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development & wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership & governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 21 Jun 2026.
Ofsted report cards use five grades per area, with no single overall grade or legacy equivalent.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Middlesbrough |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 216 |
| First-preference applications | 220 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 661 |
| First-preference offers | 203 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 37.9 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 49.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 30.5% |
| EBacc entry | 35.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 21.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 14.1% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.35 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.59 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 34.75 |
| Value added | -0.16 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.32 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 8.5% |
| Pupils | 63 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 26.9% |
| Sixth-form college | 3.5% |
| Further education college | 53.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8% |
| Employment | 0.9% |
| Not sustained | 9.3% |
| Unknown | 2.2% |
Cohort: 227 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 64.3% |
| Further education | 5.7% |
| Other education | 2.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% |
| Employment | 8.6% |
| Not sustained | 7.1% |
| Unknown | 4.3% |
Cohort: 70 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
13.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.59% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 4.88% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 83.4% |
| White other | 2% |
| Mixed | 4.6% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Other | 0.7% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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