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Whinney Banks Primary School

Community school · Middlesbrough · TS5 4QQ

Ages 2–11 · 443 pupils · Middlesbrough

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-10

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.8%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
366

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

50

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

443 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
443
Boys / girls
224 / 219
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
443 / 420 (105%)
Free school meals
45.8%
FSM pupils
183
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sandy Thorpe

Location

Address
Fakenham Avenue, Whinney Banks
Postcode
TS5 4QQ
Town
Middlesbrough
Local authority
Middlesbrough
District
Middlesbrough
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, 443 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 45.8%.

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Primary schools in Middlesbrough
61
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS5
14
Primary in TS5
9
Open schools in Middlesbrough LA
65
Primary in Middlesbrough LA
41

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM29.7%
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    • FSM50.3%
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    • FSM62.9%
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  • Harewood Primary School

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  • Newham Bridge Primary School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sandy Thorpe
Telephone
01642817713
Website
http://www.whinneybanks.org.uk

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