Foundation school · Redcar and Cleveland

Highcliffe Primary School

3–11Ages
260Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131457URN

Hutton Lane, Guisborough, TS14 8AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 above Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

46 applications for 30 places · 6th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

28 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2024 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2023 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2022 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2021 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2020 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2019 1.8; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2018 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2017 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2016 1.7; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.5
2015 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2014 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3

More applications per place than the Redcar and Cleveland median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	46	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2025	31	45	1.5	31	1.00
Sep 2024	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2023	24	36	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2022	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2021	44	67	1.5	42	0.95
Sep 2020	36	56	1.6	34	0.94
Sep 2019	39	69	1.8	38	0.97
Sep 2018	42	69	1.6	39	0.93
Sep 2017	47	64	1.4	44	0.94
Sep 2016	57	94	1.7	55	0.96
Sep 2015	59	85	1.4	65	1.10
Sep 2014	53	79	1.5	51	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 71% · Maths 83% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%23rd of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Redcar and Cleveland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	10%	107	106
2023/24	57%	0%	106	103
2022/23	61%	6%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Highcliffe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Galley Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

2026

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Belmont Primary School
1.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College
1.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Not yet inspected
Chaloner Primary School
1.9 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place
Roseberry Academy
5.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Wilton Primary Academy
5.7 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lockwood Primary School
5.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131457 · 807/2000
Trust: The East Cleveland Co-operative Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 260 on roll
Free school meals: 33.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1999
Address: Hutton Lane, Guisborough, TS14 8AA
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources