Pennyman Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Middlesbrough

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.643 miles

Published by Middlesbrough Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Pennyman Primary Academy is a primary school in Middlesbrough for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 February 2023. Middlesbrough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.

Pennyman Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	3.643 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.643 miles away, the 4th longest of 41 Middlesbrough primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and in 2022, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
In 2026, Reception had 30 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Middlesbrough.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Middlesbrough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Fulbeck Road, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS3 0QS
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Middlesbrough
Pupils on roll: 408 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 66.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 15 February 2023

Strengths

“Pennyman Primary Academy is a highly inclusive school.”
“Leaders at every level have an unwavering commitment to serving the community.”
“These pupils are fully integrated into every aspect of school life.”

To improve

“However, in key stage 2, many pupils’ handwriting is underdeveloped.”
“These pupils are not forming their letters correctly and their work is untidy.”
“However, despite learning about different religions, pupils’ knowledge of other faiths is limited.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	64%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Middlesbrough.

Thorntree Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Park End Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Lift Caldicotes 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Brambles Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Pallister Park Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Corpus Christi RC Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Berwick Hills Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published