Whinney Banks Primary SchoolGreen Lane Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Whinney Banks Primary School and Green Lane Primary Academy are primary schools in Middlesbrough.

Whinney Banks Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Green Lane Primary Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whinney Banks Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Whinney Banks Primary School was judged the expected standard and Green Lane Primary Academy 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 76.0% for Whinney Banks Primary School and 70.0% for Green Lane Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whinney Banks Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Green Lane Primary Academy (70.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Whinney Banks Primary School versus Green Lane Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	MiddlesbroughWhinney Banks Primary School	MiddlesbroughGreen Lane Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C66/100Stronger figure	C57/100
Local ranking	11th of 41 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure	22nd of 41 in Middlesbrough
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	453	663
Capacity	420	630
Location	Middlesbrough, TS5 4QQ	Middlesbrough, TS5 7RU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	76.0% Stronger figure	70.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	5.0% Stronger figure	3.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	109.0 Stronger figure	105.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	453	663
Free school meals (ever 6)	47.7%	33.2%
English as an additional language	15.0%	16.9%
SEN support	16.1%	9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.6%	2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.3%	6.1% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	22.7%	17.2% Stronger figure	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.