North Ormesby Primary Academy

“We are an average sized primary school located in North Ormesby, one of the fastest growing areas of deprivation in Middlesbrough and nationally.

High mobility across all year groups (many in-year transfers), we are now into our fifth academic year without a week having gone by where children have not started or left the academy. The 2017-18 academic year saw 105 children start and 59 leave mid-year. This affects every year group and the mobility rate Reception to Y6 last year was 63%. 

Many children arriving mid-year have had many placements or are often new to English and have many gaps in learning. In small cohorts, which ours often are, this can have a significant effect on data outcomes.

However, despite these challenges, we want our children and our staff to ‘strive for scholastic excellence’ and we leave no stone unturned in our mission!”


Excerpt From: “North Ormesby Primary Academy”. Apple Books.