Hollis Academy

State-Funded School

hollis-academy-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastConstituency

TS4 3JSPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hollis Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Middlesbrough, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 90 pupils. Hollis Academy is part of Horizons Specialist Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 5.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.29

Ethnicity

White

87%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

84%Boys

16%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

83%

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: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 90
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Horizons Specialist Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Aug 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
11 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.