Whale Hill Primary School, Middlesbrough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Whale Hill is built on love and inclusion, where every child is known and cared for by staff. Pupils achieve significantly above national averages despite starting points, with particularly strong outcomes for disadvantaged children. The school combines ambitious academics with exceptional support for pupils' wellbeing, social and emotional development, preparing them exceptionally well for life beyond school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well across the curriculum with disadvantaged pupils outperforming national peers by end of Year 6
- High attendance rates consistently above national figures, with calm and purposeful classrooms
- Broad, ambitious curriculum with strong focus on vocabulary development and subject knowledge
- Inclusive school with quick identification of needs and timely, appropriate support for all pupils
- Inspirational leadership that goes above and beyond to support pupils and families both in and beyond school
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistency in how well staff in early years interact with children to move their language and learning on
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Instrument lessons (clarinet, flute, cornet, trombone), clubs, educational trips, Year 6 musical, community singing for elderly, litter picks, eco-shop work, school bank activities
Whale Hill Primary School is an exceptionally well-led inclusive primary school where pupils achieve consistently well over time, with disadvantaged pupils outperforming their non-disadvantaged peers nationally by the end of Year 6.
At a Glance
50.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 86% to 93%. Maths has improved from 90% to 94%. Writing has remained stable at around 87%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
26.8
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
461 pupils
530 capacity
69 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Middlesbrough
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Middlesbrough
Admissions Demand - Redcar and Cleveland
Places available
1,765
Applications
1,209
Got 1st preference
98.3%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Primary admissions across Redcar and Cleveland (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.75528%
Overall absence
11.29477%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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