The King's Academy
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Academy sponsor led in Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,381 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at The King's Academy lived 1.513 miles away, according to Middlesbrough. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 1.513 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Christian |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,381 pupils in 1,530 places (90% full) |
| Trust | EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION |
| Local authority | Middlesbrough |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 37.9 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | -0.40 |
| 2022/23 | -0.28 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to The King's Academy
| Girls and boys | 50.4% girls, 49.6% boys |
| English as an additional language | 6.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 36.2% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where The King's Academy's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 26.9% |
| Sixth-form college | 3.5% |
| Further education college | 53.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8% |
| Employment | 0.9% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 9.3% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Postcode districts within 1.513 miles
Districts whose centre falls inside 2025/26's distance. A district is wide, so check the address itself rather than the list.
| District | Area | From the school |
|---|---|---|
| TS8 | Middlesbrough | 0.5 mi |
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for The King's Academy?
The King's Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 1.513 miles away, per Middlesbrough.
How close do I need to live to get a place at The King's Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.513 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near The King's Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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Admission distance published by Middlesbrough. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.