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EnglandNorth EastMiddlesbroughTS5 4QQWhinney Banks Primary School
Primary

Whinney Banks Primary School

Primary

Middlesbrough · Middlesbrough · TS5 4QQ http://www.whinneybanks.org.uk

Pupils
453
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMiddlesbrough
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whinney Banks Primary School · Primary · Middlesbrough

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
76%
+4pp
77%64%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
453
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Fakenham Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QQ
Local authority
Middlesbrough
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
2024/2576%5%88%42%81%5%90%39%93%86%108.0109.0107.018%453
2023/2472%3%82%20%75%7%83%37%93%80%106.0108.0105.016%476
2022/2361%0%78%27%73%6%83%27%92%84%105.0105.0106.0+1.20+0.50+2.7014%475
2018/1951%3%56%7%80%14%83%17%100%59%100.0104.0102.0-2.40+1.40+0.5020%480
2017/1877%8%85%21%83%17%85%29%96%88%105.0106.0106.0+2.30+2.70+3.6020%481
2016/1767%7%78%16%80%13%80%42%100%93%104.0107.0107.0+1.10+1.30+3.8020%472

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
2024/2545319.318%15%48%6%23%
2023/2447621.016%15%39%6%21%
2022/2347519.214%14%43%7%24%
2021/2246317.517%12%47%7%26%
2020/2147217.818%12%41%
2018/1948016.820%11%43%4%9%
2017/1848117.720%11%42%5%11%
2016/1747217.020%10%43%4%11%

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