Whale Hill Primary School
Sandsend Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 8AD
461 pupils · 87% of 530 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Free school meals
- 50%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 24 March 2026. 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 | 85% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 62 | 59 | 70 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 57 | 63 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 53 | 75 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 55 | 64 | 55 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 57 | 75 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 79 | 79 | 97 | 79 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 55 | 76 | 55 |
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
- Caedmon Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Bankfields Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Grangetown Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Teesville Academy 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Normanby Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.