The Grangefield Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Stockton-on-Tees·TS18 4LE
Composite score
56.6
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#1,659
National rank
#71
In North East
#6
In Stockton-on-Tees
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
50%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
68%
% EBacc grade 5+
25%
EBacc average points score
4.15

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
185 first choices, 195 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
449
any preference, for 195 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.19
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9720220.8720230.9720241.1420250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Grangefield Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,013
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
48.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.8%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
32.0%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,037
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
83%
185 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
78%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About The Grangefield Academy

The Grangefield Academy is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,013 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 45.3 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Grangefield Academy their first choice was offered one of its 195 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 83% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.8%. There are about 21.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 48% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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