Acklam Grange School
School Name: Acklam Grange School Address: Lodore Grove Town/City: Middlesbrough Postcode: TS5 8PB Telephone Number: 01642 277700 Website: http://www.acklamgrange.org.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2018 Trust: The Legacy Learning Trust Sponsor: The Legacy Learning Trust
Headteacher: Mr Michael Laidler
Capacity: 1470
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1452 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 33.3%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 145774
DfE Number: 806/4136
UKPRN: 10067565
UPRN: 100110789348
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Middlesbrough (E06000002)
Constituency: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (E14001367)
Electoral Ward: Kader (E05009860)
Easting & Northing: 447720E, 516824N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 32' 42.25" N 1° 15' 49.38" W
Plus Code: 9C6WGPWP+2G
DfE Record: View record
- Kader Academy (0.7km)
- Whinney Banks Primary School (1.0km)
- Acklam Whin Primary School (1.0km)
- Transitions College (1.0km)
- St Clare's RC Primary School (1.1km)
- Outwood Academy Acklam (1.2km)
- Green Lane Primary Academy (1.2km)
- Newham Bridge Primary School (1.6km)
- Thornaby Academy (1.7km)
- Thornaby Church of England Primary School (1.8km)
Same trust
- Green Lane Primary Academy
- Linthorpe Community Primary School
- Newham Bridge Primary School
- Breckon Hill Primary School
- Abingdon Primary School
- Acklam Whin Primary School
- Beverley School
- Mrs Safeena Ali - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 May 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 17 July 2026.
- Mrs Carolyn Armitage - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 June 2026.
- Mrs Carolyn Armitage - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2026 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 30 June 2030.
- Mrs Deborah Crawford - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 June 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 May 2027.
- Dr Michael Graham - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 September 2030.
- Mrs Rachel Emily Gray - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 June 2030.
- Mrs Samina Javed-Sarwar - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 October 2028.
- Mr Michael Laidler - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 August 2017 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Sarah Louisa Ledger - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 July 2026 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 30 June 2030.
- Mrs Sarah Louisa Ledger - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 June 2026.
- Mrs Sarah Louisa Ledger - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 16 October 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 June 2026.
- Miss Stephanie Ann Lowe - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 November 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 2 November 2029.
- Mr Mark Tilling - Local Governor. Appointed on 23 September 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 22 September 2028.
- Mr Andrew David Wright - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 June 2026.
- Mr Andrew David Wright - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2026 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 30 June 2030.