Whale Hill Primary School

Whale Hill Primary School at a glance

Located in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Whale Hill Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 465 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in January 2026. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 11.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 113 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Whale Hill Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 62 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.