Chaloner Primary School, Guisborough
Chaloner Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Guisborough, part of Lingfield Education Trust. It was 90% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Redcar and Cleveland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Chaloner Primary School in detail
Chaloner Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our EWO (Education Welfare Officer) is Alex Smith, Mental Health Lead is Mr A Dale"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, choir, Lego, cooking, art and homework club.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Chaloner Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 131644), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Chaloner Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Chaloner Primary School as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Chaloner Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chaloner Primary School are Belmont Primary School (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 88% maths); Highcliffe Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Galley Hill Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 56% maths); and Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).
Belmont Primary SchoolHighcliffe Primary SchoolGalley Hill Primary SchoolSaint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
The trust
Chaloner Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Lingfield Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
39.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 55 pupils (23.4%) received SEN support and 1 (0.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Chaloner Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Chaloner Primary School.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chaloner Primary School (a), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chaloner Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Chaloner Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Chaloner Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Chaloner Primary School (URN 131644), it was rated Good in July 2011.
At a Glance
39.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Chaloner Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 131644). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Chaloner Primary School
Before and after school care
Chaloner Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Redcar and Cleveland
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Chaloner Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Chaloner Primary School is in Redcar and Cleveland; for families living there:
Apply to Redcar and Cleveland for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Redcar and Cleveland is 8 (the median across 66 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Chaloner Primary School
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- How many families in Redcar and Cleveland got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
188 pupils
210 places
22 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Guisborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Guisborough
Across Redcar and Cleveland council
Places available
1,733
Applications
1,345
Got 1st preference
97.0%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All primary applications across Redcar and Cleveland council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
55
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
23.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
235
Total Pupils
124
Boys
111
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
16.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,851
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,106
Per pupil
£1406k
Total funding
£155k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
20.5%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Chaloner Primary School
Questions parents ask about Chaloner Primary School
Are there exam results for Chaloner Primary School?
Chaloner Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 131644), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Chaloner Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Chaloner Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Chaloner Primary School (URN 131644), it was rated Good in July 2011.
What is the catchment area for Chaloner Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Chaloner Primary School is oversubscribed, Redcar and Cleveland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Chaloner Primary School?
Chaloner Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Chaloner Primary School?
Classes at Chaloner Primary School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Chaloner Primary School?
Chaloner Primary School has around 235 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chaloner Primary School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Chaloner Primary School in 2024/25. 20.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chaloner Primary School?
Apply through Redcar and Cleveland's coordinated admissions process, naming Chaloner Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Chaloner Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Chaloner Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Chaloner Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Redcar and Cleveland is 8 (the median across 66 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chaloner Primary School?
Chaloner Primary School is at Wilton Lane, Guisborough, North Yorkshire, TS14 6JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)