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River Tees Primary Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 8-11MixedAcademy alternative provision converter7 pupilsMiddlesbrough
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, April 2024
Pupils from low-income families100%Far more than most schools
Places33 spare7 pupils, 40 places
Pupils per teacher4.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll7Census January 2026

River Tees Primary Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Middlesbrough for boys and girls aged 8 to 11. It has 7 pupils and room for 40. About 100 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Charlbury Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH01642 203870primary.rtmat.org.uk/app/os#!/homeMs Sophie Moss headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 11 April 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Middlesbrough council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll7Census January 2026
Places4018% full
Pupils from low-income families100%100% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan86%6 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)43%£4,650 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls7 / 0
White British pupils86%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (6).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll706482
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals100%33%50%63%50%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%17%25%13%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%50%25%63%50%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers7.0full-time equivalent, 7 people
Pupils per teacher4.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers86%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£44,111
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher8.22024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£36,524England £7,128. Total £767k
Income per pupil£43,952England £7,587. Total £923k
Spent on teachers per pupil£14,381England £3,405
Money in reserve76%A lot put by: £701k, £33k per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£156kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£36,524spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m93512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate223 per 1,000 people145% higher than the England average
Typical house price£155,000Middlesbrough
Nearest bus stop80 mMiddlebeck Social Club, 17 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Pallister Park Primary SchoolAcademy250 m600Good 202436Compare
Corpus Christi RC Primary SchoolAcademy260 m251Good 202418Compare
Brambles Primary AcademyAcademy450 m359No overall grade 202595Compare
River Tees Secondary AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter580 m150No overall grade 2025Compare
Reintegreat Education Solutions LtdIndependent600 m33Not inspectedCompare
Lift Unity CityAcademy780 m1,033Report card 20264Compare
Berwick Hills Primary SchoolFoundation870 m321Good 202310Compare
Tees Valley CollegeIndependent910 m44Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is River Tees Primary Academy a good school?

River Tees Primary Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.

What is River Tees Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated River Tees Primary Academy good at its last full inspection on 11 April 2024.

How many pupils does River Tees Primary Academy have?

7 pupils aged 8 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 40 places, so it is 18% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Charlbury Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH
Telephone
01642 203870
Website
primary.rtmat.org.uk/app/os#!/home
Headteacher
Ms Sophie Moss
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 8-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
River Tees Multi-Academy Trust (5 schools)
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Ward
Berwick Hills & Pallister
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2016 (academy converter)
URN
142511 · LAESTAB 8061101 · UKPRN 10054987
Formerly
The Oaktree Centre

Where these figures come from