Whinney Banks Primary School

State-Funded School

whinney-banks-primary-school-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastConstituency

TS5 4QQPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Whinney Banks Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Middlesbrough, North East.

It currently serves 443 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

443

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 443
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
20 Jul 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.