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Whale Hill Primary School

Sandsend Road, Eston, Middlesbrough, TS6 8AD

Local ranking7th of 44 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

530

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
85.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
17.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
87.0%
Maths (Expected)
94.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
94.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
113.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
54

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
465
Boys
226 (49%)
Girls
239 (51%)
Capacity
530 (88% full)
SEND
17.2%
FSM Eligible
55.1%
EAL
1.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
15.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
22.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,958/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 95.0%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • White Other: 0.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
  • Black African: 0.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.2%
  • Asian Indian: 0.2%

95.0%

White British

2.4%

Mixed Other

0.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147393
UKPRN
10084206
Establishment No.
2336
Trust
STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST

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