Priory Woods SchoolHopefields Education CiC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Priory Woods School and Hopefields Education CiC in Middlesbrough.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Priory Woods School was judged strong and Hopefields Education CiC was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Priory Woods School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MiddlesbroughPriory Woods School | MiddlesbroughHopefields Education CiC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 205 | 38 | |
| Capacity | 200 | 40 | |
| Location | Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH | Middlesbrough, TS2 1RH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | Not reported | 10.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | Not reported | 6.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | Not reported | 6.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | Not reported | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | Not reported | 0.64 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 21 | 16 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 201 | 38 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.4% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.4% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 21.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 79.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.3% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Priory Woods School
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