Macmillan Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Middlesbrough
Stockton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/11/2022
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
23.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,586
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,650 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
241 of 341 families who put it first got an offer
256
Places offered
997
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 341 | 241 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 341 | 15 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 211 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 104 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 997 | 256 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Middlesbrough lets families list 4 preferences. 58 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- R Coning
- Address
- Stockton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
- Phone
- 01642800800
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Ward / constituency
- Newport · Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130908
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR ACADEMIES TRUST
1,586 pupils · 1,650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,304 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.01 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 234 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.1 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 88 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 230 | 20% | 50% | 70% | |
| English Language | 230 | 23% | 55% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 21% | 58% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 164 | 9% | 33% | 54% | |
| History | 113 | 39% | 65% | 73% | |
| Geography | 78 | 9% | 29% | 42% | |
| Religious Studies | 74 | 45% | 76% | 81% | |
| Biology | 65 | 42% | 80% | 92% | |
| Physics | 65 | 32% | 75% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 40% | 82% | 89% | |
| French | 60 | 27% | 65% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 14% | 50% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 35 | 0% | 9% | 37% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 3% | 21% | 48% | |
| Biology | 26 | 8% | 23% | 58% | |
| Mathematics | 25 | 4% | 24% | 60% | |
| Physics | 21 | 5% | 10% | 29% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 18% | 27% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 38% | 63% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 6 | 33% | 83% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16491: Macmillan Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Middlesbrough council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.