Category and function
A–D category: Not yet verified.
Official guide description: Open prison
Official guide · Checked 13 September 2026. This wording does not establish an A–D category.
Predominant function (2025/26): Open
Ministry of Justice performance classification. This describes the stated performance year, not a current A–D category or the categories of every prisoner.
Capacity and population
Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
179Population
187Operational capacity
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
A more recent monthly snapshot has not been verified. These dated figures have been retained.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
Address and location
HMP Kirklevington Grange
Yarm
Cleveland
TS15 9PAPrison site location
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.
Independent reports
HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports
2 December 2024
Under an experienced governor, Kirklevington Grange was a thriving and innovative open prison that held a little over 200 prisoners at the time of inspection. The focus was on getting prisoners, some of whom were coming to the end of long sentences, into good working…
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9 January 2020
6 HMP Kirklevington Grange Fact page Fact page Task of the establishment The prison is a category D open prison for adult men and young people over the age of 18. Certified normal accommodation and operational capacity 1 Prisoners held at the time of inspection:…
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Official prison information