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Whinney Banks Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Fakenham Avenue, Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough TS5 4QQ · whinneybanks.org.uk · 01642 817713
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Middlesbrough 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Middlesbrough Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 23 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Middlesbrough Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Middlesbrough it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Whinney Banks Primary School on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 38
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (32%) with SEND