Whinstone Primary School
Lowfields Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0RJ
444 pupils · 89% of 498 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 April 2022, published 26 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 36 | 35 | 72 | 36 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 47 | 89 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 43 | 85 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 38 | 81 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 47 | 101 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 49 | 81 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 57 | 54 | 98 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 44 | 76 | 48 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Myton Park Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Barley Fields Primary 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Bader Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.