Whale Hill Primary SchoolGrangetown Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.
Summary of the comparison
Whale Hill Primary School and Grangetown Primary School are primary schools in Middlesbrough.
Whale Hill Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Grangetown Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whale Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Whale Hill Primary School was judged strong and Grangetown Primary School was judged Good.
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 Whale Hill Primary School and 58.0% for Grangetown Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whale Hill Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Grangetown Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MiddlesbroughWhale Hill Primary School | MiddlesbroughGrangetown Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland Stronger figure | 25th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 465 | 284 | |
| Capacity | 530 | 266 | |
| Location | Middlesbrough, TS6 8AD | Middlesbrough, TS6 7JA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 85.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 17.0% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 110.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 113.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 465 | 284 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 55.1% | 74.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 11.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.9% | 23.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.3% Stronger figure | 14.2% | 15.8% |
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.
Whale Hill Primary School
Grangetown Primary School
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