The Grangefield Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stockton-on-Tees
Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/12/2022
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
26.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,004
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
200 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
515
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 200 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 170 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 515 | 201 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Stockton-on-Tees lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Wright
- Address
- Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
- Phone
- 01642353637
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Ward / constituency
- Fairfield · Stockton West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139673
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
1,004 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
07 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 21
02 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,072 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
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 | 45.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 202 | — |
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.
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 | 201 | 18% | 53% | 71% | |
| English Language | 201 | 19% | 55% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 201 | 21% | 69% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 168 | 13% | 45% | 61% | |
| Geography | 114 | 19% | 54% | 68% | |
| French | 75 | 9% | 79% | 88% | |
| History | 59 | 34% | 66% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 18% | 50% | 74% | |
| Biology | 30 | 37% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 40% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 43% | 97% | 100% | |
| Statistics | 27 | 30% | 70% | 81% |
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 Stockton-on-Tees 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.