Whale Hill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 19 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Unique reference
147393
Address
Sandsend Road, Eston, Whale Hill Primary School, TS6 8AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
465 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
47.5%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 0.6%
African 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsWell above average4.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Whale Hill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
57
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
17
8
9
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
45
22
23
Reception, Part-time
2
0
2
Reception, Full-time
49
22
27
Year 1
59
32
27
Year 2
52
25
27
Year 3
77
39
38
Year 4
62
29
33
Year 5
47
26
21
Year 6
55
23
32
Year 2024-2025

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