Whale Hill Primary School

State-Funded School

whale-hill-primary-school-redcar-and-cleveland-north-east

North EastRegion

Redcar and ClevelandLocal Authority

RedcarConstituency

TS6 8ADPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Whale Hill Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Redcar and Cleveland, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 461 pupils. Whale Hill Primary School is part of STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 24 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

461

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 461
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Oct 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.