Handale Primary School, SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA

In its own words: "Handale Primary School is an amazing school with a community feel. The children are at the centre of everything here, they are precious and valued. At Handale, we have three golden rules which are known and followed in all aspects of school life… ‘ Pupils at Handale attend a happy school at the heart of the community."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Handale Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 78% in Redcar and Cleveland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Handale Primary School as their first choice and 19 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Handale Primary School are Hummersea Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 53% reading, 70% maths); Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 91% maths); Whitecliffe Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Badger Hill Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 96% reading, 96% maths).

Handale Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Handale 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.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Handale Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).

44.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (15.8%) received SEN support and 3 (1.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Handale Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Handale Primary School.

23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harry Dack School (a), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Handale Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 95 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).

Handale Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.