Best primary schools in Middlesbrough (2026)

Middlesbrough has 44 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Lingfield Primary School, in the top 5% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 64%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 5% in England	Lingfield Primary School Middlesbrough	85%	89%	19%	No rating
2 Top 6% in England	Chandlers Ridge Academy Middlesbrough	81%	82%	22%	Report card
3 Top 9% in England	Captain Cook Primary School Middlesbrough	79%	75%	16%	No rating
4 Top 9% in England	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	82%	89%	15%	No rating
5 Top 11% in England	Linthorpe Community Primary School Middlesbrough	80%	88%	16%	Outstanding
6 Top 11% in England	Kader Academy Middlesbrough	76%	72%	21%	Report card
7 Top 11% in England	Nunthorpe Primary Academy Middlesbrough	76%	74%	19%	No rating
8 Top 12% in England	Beech Grove Primary School Middlesbrough	81%	81%	8%	No rating
9 Top 15% in England	Brambles Primary Academy Middlesbrough	77%	80%	11%	Not judged
10 Top 17% in England	Lift Caldicotes Middlesbrough	78%	85%	8%	Not judged
11 Top 21% in England	The Avenue Primary School Middlesbrough	75%	73%	11%	No rating
12 Top 23% in England	Newham Bridge Primary School Middlesbrough	75%	75%	5%	No rating
13 Top 25% in England	Archibald Primary School Middlesbrough	70%	73%	8%	No rating
14 Top 26% in England	St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	70%	57%	4%	Good
15 Top 30% in England	Rose Wood Academy Middlesbrough	70%	66%	11%	No rating
16 Top 30% in England	Marton Manor Primary School Middlesbrough	69%	72%	13%	Not judged
17 Top 35% in England	Thorntree Academy Middlesbrough	70%	74%	11%	Good
18 Top 37% in England	Breckon Hill Primary School Middlesbrough	70%	70%	2%	No rating
19 Top 37% in England	Whinney Banks Primary School Middlesbrough	70%	76%	5%	Not judged
20 Top 40% in England	Green Lane Primary Academy Middlesbrough	68%	70%	3%	No rating
21 Top 44% in England	Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	66%	75%	7%	Good
22 Top 47% in England	St Clare's RC Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	64%	67%	11%	Good
23 Bottom 49% in England	Abingdon Primary School Middlesbrough	62%	62%	7%	Good
24 Bottom 48% in England	Hemlington Hall Academy Middlesbrough	59%	57%	17%	Report card
25 Bottom 48% in England	St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	63%	66%	0%	Good
26 Bottom 47% in England	Lift North Ormesby Middlesbrough	61%	63%	6%	Not judged
27 Bottom 45% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	63%	64%	0%	No rating
28 Bottom 43% in England	St Edward's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	60%	61%	6%	Good
29 Bottom 30% in England	Easterside Academy Middlesbrough	56%	67%	2%	Good
30 Bottom 27% in England	Pennyman Primary Academy Middlesbrough	55%	64%	2%	No rating
31 Bottom 27% in England	Sacred Heart Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	56%	49%	0%	Good
32 Bottom 24% in England	Overfields Primary School Middlesbrough	51%	54%	8%	Good
33 Bottom 24% in England	Pallister Park Primary School Middlesbrough	54%	59%	1%	No rating
34 Bottom 24% in England	Viewley Hill Academy Middlesbrough	53%	51%	5%	No rating
35 Bottom 23% in England	Ormesby Primary School Middlesbrough	53%	49%	0%	Good
36 Bottom 18% in England	St Gerard's RC Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	50%	60%	5%	No rating
37 Bottom 17% in England	Newport Primary School Middlesbrough	51%	68%	0%	Good
38 Bottom 17% in England	Park End Primary School Middlesbrough	50%	44%	1%	Good
39 Bottom 10% in England	Ayresome Primary School Middlesbrough	45%	46%	0%	Good
40 Bottom 9% in England	St Thomas More RC Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	45%	33%	0%	Good
41 Bottom 7% in England	Corpus Christi RC Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	42%	39%	0%	No rating
42 Bottom 6% in England	St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	41%	40%	0%	Good
43 Bottom 4% in England	Berwick Hills Primary School Middlesbrough	38%	40%	2%	Good
44 Bottom 3% in England	Sunnyside Academy Middlesbrough	34%	37%	7%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Middlesbrough?

On exam results over the last three years, Lingfield Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Middlesbrough, in the top 5% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.