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Whale Hill Primary School

Primary

Redcar and Cleveland · Middlesbrough · TS6 8AD www.whalehillprimary.co.uk

Pupils
465
cap. 530
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRedcar and Cleveland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whale Hill Primary School · Primary · Redcar and Cleveland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
85%
+11pp
85%80%74%
'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
17%
+11pp
17%12%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
76%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
94%
SPAG higher standard
59%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
113.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
465
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Sandsend Road, Eston, Middlesbrough, TS6 8AD
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2585%17%93%50%87%22%94%76%93%94%110.0113.0111.017%465
2023/2474%6%86%24%86%17%90%49%84%87%106.0109.0109.017%482
2022/2376%11%86%20%83%17%92%52%89%86%106.0109.0107.0+0.10+1.90+4.9012%507

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546519.817%1%55%5%11%
2023/2448218.517%2%51%5%13%
2022/2350718.612%2%53%5%14%
2021/2252317.312%2%47%6%14%
2020/2153719.38%2%43%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.