Galley Hill Primary School, Guisborough

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Galley Hill Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 1 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders are tenacious in promoting the importance of regular attendance."

Early years - Expected standard. "In a short space of time, new leadership has made many important and rapid changes to the early years."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Leaders are determined that all pupils should achieve well and have taken appropriate steps to strengthen the curriculum and raise expectations."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders recognise that by the end of key stage 2, some pupils have not achieved as highly as they should."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Galley Hill is an inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Some parents describe the communication from the school as variable."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "Leaders have changed the personal, social and health curriculum recently."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment accurately to plan what to teach pupils next and address misconceptions in lessons as they arise"; "Leaders should strengthen the monitoring of teaching and learning by checking more regularly on the impact of interventions, quality of support plans and the wider curriculum changes that have been made"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils are appropriately prepared for life in modern Britain by broadening their understanding of the many faiths, religions and cultures that exist today"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils' published outcomes improve so that they are more reflective of what pupils should achieve"; "Leaders should review the methods of communication with the parental community so that a greater proportion of parents feel engaged with the school".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Galley Hill Primary School Galley Hill Primary School is dedicated to providing an exceptional educational experience for all our pupils. As a school, we are committed to upholding our core vision and values, which are at the heart of everything we do. At Galley Hill Primary, we believe in nurturing the whole child."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include yoga, drama, choir and guitar.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Galley Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 78% in Redcar and Cleveland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Galley Hill Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Galley Hill Primary School are Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); Highcliffe Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Belmont Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 88% maths); and Chaloner Primary School (1.3 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Galley Hill Primary School.

Galley Hill Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Galileo Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

81 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Galley Hill Primary School (as of September 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 61% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (61%).

4.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 37 pupils (14%) received SEN support and 6 (2.3%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Great Ayton Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sorrell Grove (b), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Galley Hill Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Redcar and Cleveland (174).

In 2024/25, Galley Hill Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.