Bankfields Primary SchoolWhale Hill Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.

Summary of the comparison

Bankfields Primary School and Whale Hill Primary School are primary schools in Middlesbrough.

  • Bankfields Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Whale Hill Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bankfields Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bankfields Primary School was judged strong and Whale Hill Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 85.0% for Bankfields Primary School and 85.0% for Whale Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bankfields Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Whale Hill Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bankfields Primary School versus Whale Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlesbroughBankfields Primary SchoolMiddlesbroughWhale Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureB76/100
Local ranking4th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland Stronger figure7th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: Strong
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll268 465
Capacity280 530
LocationMiddlesbrough, TS6 0RZ Middlesbrough, TS6 8AD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard85.0% 85.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 113.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census268 465
Free school meals (ever 6)55.0% 55.1%
English as an additional language5.6% 1.3%
SEN support22.4% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.7% 11.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bankfields Primary School

Whale Hill Primary School

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