Sunnyside Academy

State-Funded School

sunnyside-academy-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandConstituency

TS8 0RJPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 268 pupils. Sunnyside Academy is part of AD Astra Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 31%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

268

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 268
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: AD Astra Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Dec 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.