Whinney Banks Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Unique reference
- 134076
- Address
- Fakenham Avenue, Whinney Banks, TS5 4QQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 453 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 15%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 72%
Mixed 6.5%
Other 5.7%
Pakistani 5.3%
African 3.5%
Other White 3.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAbove average2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Whinney Banks Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 13 8 5 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 1 6 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 7 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 21 5 16 |
| Reception, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
| Year 1 | 50 27 23 |
| Year 2 | 55 28 27 |
| Year 3 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 61 36 25 |
| Year 6 | 58 31 27 |