The Grangefield Academy
Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Stockton-on-Tees. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (December 2022). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 45.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 185 families put it first for 195 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,004
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Academy trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate Wright
- Opened
- Jan 2014
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 202 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
185 of 185 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)48.3%
- English as an additional language15.5%
- SEN support12.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.