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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Middlesbrough GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 8 state secondary schools in Middlesbrough, 1,648 pupils. Middlesbrough ranks 141 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which was unchanged on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
39.4%
8.4 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
9.3%
5.4 pts below England
Attainment 8
42.3
5.3 points below England
Council rank
141 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Middlesbrough at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Acklam Grange School (48.8).
- Schools range from 36.1 to 48.8 on Attainment 8, a spread of 12.7 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.8, 12.6 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Acklam Grange School (43.5).
- Most improved on 2025: The King's Academy, up 5.0 points to 42.9.
Every Middlesbrough secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acklam Grange School | 274 | 48.8 | +0.3 | 71.2% | 51.5% | 12.0% | 43.5 |
| 2 | Macmillan Academy | 244 | 43.3 | −4.5 | 57.0% | 38.9% | 7.4% | 37.4 |
| 3 | The King's AcademyChristian | 227 | 42.9 | +5.0 | 65.6% | 41.9% | 8.8% | 32.4 |
| 4 | Trinity Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic | 219 | 42.7 | +0.1 | 58.4% | 44.3% | 15.5% | 33.0 |
| 5 | Outwood Academy Acklam | 233 | 41.7 | −1.2 | 60.5% | 40.8% | 12.0% | 36.2 |
| 6 | Outwood Academy Riverside | 140 | 40.3 | −2.9 | 53.6% | 32.1% | 6.4% | 37.3 |
| 7 | Lift Unity City | 162 | 36.9 | +2.7 | 45.7% | 21.6% | 4.3% | 33.6 |
| 8 | Outwood Academy Ormesby | 149 | 36.1 | +3.0 | 47.7% | 31.5% | 3.4% | 33.8 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Middlesbrough against the rest of the North East
- Stockton-on-Tees52.0%
- Gateshead51.5%
- North Tyneside47.2%
- Redcar and Cleveland47.1%
- Newcastle upon Tyne46.6%
- Sunderland46.4%
- County Durham45.8%
- Darlington45.1%
- Northumberland44.4%
- Hartlepool42.2%
- Middlesbrough39.4%
- South Tyneside38.9%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.