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Whale Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Sandsend Road, Eston, Middlesbrough TS6 8AD · whalehillprimary.co.uk · 01642 454339
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redcar and Cleveland 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 461
- 87% of 530 places
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 62 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 | 62 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111635)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Whale Hill Primary School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111635), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111635)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Positive
- 92%
- Replies
- 14
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 2 parents (14%) whose child was bullied
based on 3 parents (21%) with SEND