Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Stockton-on-Tees·TS19 7AJ
Composite score
57.0
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#1,609
National rank
#68
In North East
#5
In Stockton-on-Tees
Top 51%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
48%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
66%
% EBacc grade 5+
15%
EBacc average points score
3.88

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
217 first choices, 229 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
526
any preference, for 229 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820221.0920231.0520240.9320250.952026

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

Every child who put Ian Ramsey Church of England 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
1,165
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
5.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
29.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,289
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
93%
236 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
90%
Apprenticeship
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy at a glance

Located in Stockton-on-Tees, Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 1,165 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 45.6 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.6 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

48% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 66% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy their first choice was offered one of its 229 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.1%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. 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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