Secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Middlesbrough has 8 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,600 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 16% in a school sixth form, 9% at a sixth form college, 53% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
9% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 28% of students in Middlesbrough went to university (England 37%), and 5% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Middlesbrough against England
| Measure | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,600 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (8)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acklam Grange SchoolAcademy converter | 1,452 | 83% | 4% | 66% | 4% | — | 48.5 | 49% |
| Lift Unity CityAcademy sponsor led | 1,033 | 68% | 1% | 58% | 2% | — | 34.2 | 21% |
| Macmillan AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,586 | 84% | 52% | 27% | 4% | 68% | 47.8 | 44% |
| Outwood Academy AcklamAcademy sponsor led | 1,201 | 84% | 4% | 68% | 2% | — | 42.9 | 47% |
| Outwood Academy OrmesbyAcademy converter | 698 | 73% | 1% | 58% | 2% | — | 33.1 | 30% |
| Outwood Academy RiversideFree schools | 745 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.2 | 28% |
| The King's AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,381 | 86% | 27% | 54% | 2% | 59% | 37.9 | 31% |
| Trinity Catholic CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,270 | 79% | 20% | 48% | 2% | 62% | 42.6 | 40% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 21% | — | — |
| Reintegreat Education Solutions Ltdindependent · Other independent school | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.4 | 0% |
| Tees Valley Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 0% |
| Hopefields Education CiCspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.7 | 6% |
| Priory Woods Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 205 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Beverley Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | — | 93% | 0% | 13% | 7% | — | 1.8 | 0% |
| Hollis Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 90 | 41% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | 5.7 | 0% |