Chandlers Ridge Academy

State-Funded School

chandlers-ridge-academy-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandConstituency

TS7 0JLPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chandlers Ridge Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Middlesbrough, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 348 pupils. Chandlers Ridge Academy is part of SPARK EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 25%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

348

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 348
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: SPARK EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 Dec 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.