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River Tees Primary Academy

Special / other · Middlesbrough · TS3 8NH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 April 2024

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At a glance

7 pupils · 18% of 40 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy alternative provision converter
Age range
8–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
100% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://primary.rtmat.org.uk/app/os#!/home
URN
142511

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 April 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 7 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Middlesbrough 76%, England 73%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 14% (Middlesbrough 1%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
4.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 24.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,111; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£36,524
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 75% (80%) · premises 5% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 3% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £675,000; in-year balance +£156,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher14.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications37.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work8.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways39.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier27.3%62.3%
Social housing52.9%17.1%
Privately rented18.9%20.5%
Detached houses10.4%22.9%
Flats2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms2.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van51.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012076 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£87,000210 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£74,000–£119,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (8)£163,000
Semi-detached (107)£107,000
Terraced (86)£72,500
Flat (9)£78,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
26an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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