Secondary school

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • TS19 7AJ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,654 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 51%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 21%21%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 44%2018/19: top 48%2021/22: top 46%2022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 51%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 845.6 · North East 45.26/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths47.8% · North East 43.7%6/10 Middle
EBacc point score3.88 · North East 3.935/10 Middle−15.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.38 · North East −0.214/10 Below−6.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.9 · 234 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 48 · 231 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 46.9 · 236 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 46.5 · 228 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 49.1 · 233 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 45 · 236 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 45 · 230 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 45.6 · 224 pupils · North East 45.254.945No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 45% · 231 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 45% · 236 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 46% · 228 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 50% · 233 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 43% · 236 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 39.6% · 230 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 47.8% · 224 pupils · North East 43.7%50%39.6%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
217 of 217 who put it first2014 · 81.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st217217
2nd15311
3rd1191

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,156
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.6%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)8.4%
Persistently absent pupils24.6%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

97.6% full · 1,185 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult15.6
  • Classroom teachers 54.8
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 5.3
  • Other support 16.3

Teachers 62.8 FTE · Whole workforce 84.3 · 94 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,473
Spend per pupil£7,289
Staff spend per pupil£5,521
Reserve per pupil−£42
  • −£49,000revenue reserve
  • +£215,000in-year balance

Grants £7,138 · self-generated £387 · premises £308 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £1,410,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

230 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.3%
  • Education85.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.5%
  • Employment2.6%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown3.9%