Acklam Grange School
Academy converter · 1,452 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
Other independent special school
Hopefields Education CiC
- Pupils on roll
- 38of 40 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 16
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Hopefields Education CiC’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Hopefields Education CiC is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 10.7, 6% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Middlesbrough and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hopefields Education CiC | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 10.7 | 41.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 6% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.64 | 3.55 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 48% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 17% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Art | 7 | 44% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 71% |
| English Language | 7 | 44% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| Combined Science | 6 | 38% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 33% |
| Mathematics | 5 | 31% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| Business Studies | 2 | 13% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 10 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Lift Unity City
Academy sponsor led · 1,033 pupils
68% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.2
Macmillan Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,586 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.8
Outwood Academy Acklam
Academy sponsor led · 1,201 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.9
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Academy converter · 698 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.1
The King's Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,381 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.