The King's Academy

State-Funded School

the-kings-academy-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandConstituency

TS8 0GAPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The King's Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, 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 1,381 pupils. The King's Academy is part of Emmanuel Schools Foundation.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · published 21 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.35

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

1,381

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,381
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Emmanuel Schools Foundation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.