School admissions in Middlesbrough

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

60 schools. 11 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Marton Manor Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.53	30	0.479 miles 2026
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.34	47	not published
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.30	40	0.104 miles 2026
Hemlington Hall AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.21	29	0.705 miles 2024
Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.20	5	not published
Linthorpe Community Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.14	88	0.705 miles 2026
Nunthorpe Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.10	29	not published
St Thomas More RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.10	30	0.353 miles 2021
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.07	30	0.398 miles 2026
Newham Bridge Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.05	39	1.109 miles 2026
Acklam Whin Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.02	60	1.111 miles 2026
Caedmon Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.00	19	not published
High Clarence AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.00	3	not published
Ingleby Greenhow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMIDDLESBROUGH	1.00	4	not published
Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.00	15	not published
Lingfield Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.00	24	9.723 miles 2024
Marwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great AytonMiddlesbrough	1.00	9	not published
Ormesby Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.00	17	not published
Park End Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.00	74	not published
Roseberry AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.00	16	not published
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.00	28	0.134 miles 2025
Stokesley Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.00	19	not published
Normanby Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.98	64	not published
Kader AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.98	58	2.35 miles 2022
Pallister Park Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.98	56	0.291 miles 2020
Rose Wood AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.98	48	1.352 miles 2023
Brambles Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.98	41	not published
The Avenue Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.98	41	not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.97	60	1.196 miles 2023
Newport Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.95	42	1.047 miles 2019
Whale Hill Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.95	62	not published
Grangetown Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.95	38	not published
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.95	19	not published
Pennyman Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.94	32	0.35 miles 2023
South Bank Community Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.93	45	not published
Abingdon Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.93	43	0.477 miles 2023
Bankfields Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.92	26	not published
St Clare's RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.92	26	0.238 miles 2023
Sunnyside AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.92	25	1.216 miles 2025
Green Lane Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.92	73	1.01 miles 2019
Corpus Christi RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.92	24	not published
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.92	48	0.024 miles 2023
Thorntree AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.92	24	not published
Chandlers Ridge AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.91	35	not published
Lift CaldicotesMiddlesbrough	0.91	23	0.316 miles 2021
Whinney Banks Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.91	43	0.902 miles 2020
Berwick Hills Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.90	31	not published
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.90	30	not published
Teesville AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.90	40	not published
Beech Grove Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.89	37	not published
Breckon Hill Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.83	41	0.413 miles 2018
Overfields Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.82	17	not published
Viewley Hill AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.81	31	0.577 miles 2018
Lift North OrmesbyMiddlesbrough	0.80	25	1.465 miles 2023
Easterside AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.79	38	not published
Archibald Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.76	51	0.514 miles 2024
Ayresome Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.74	76	not published
St Gerard's RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.73	11	not published
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyMiddlesbrough	0.71	21	not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough	0.59	27	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

11 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Macmillan AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.49	257	not published
Acklam Grange SchoolMiddlesbrough	1.43	287	0.545 miles 2026
St Peter's Catholic CollegeMiddlesbrough	1.40	123	not published
The King's AcademyMiddlesbrough	1.02	216	1.513 miles 2026
Trinity Catholic CollegeMiddlesbrough	0.89	235	not published
Lift Unity CityMiddlesbrough	0.89	196	not published
Outwood Academy NormanbyMiddlesbrough	0.87	141	not published
Nunthorpe School & Sixth FormMiddlesbrough	0.75	207	not published
Outwood Academy OrmesbyMiddlesbrough	0.74	128	1.721 miles 2018
Outwood Academy AcklamMiddlesbrough	0.59	230	1.859 miles 2024
Outwood Academy RiversideMiddlesbrough	0.56	205	1.055 miles 2024