Community school · Middlesbrough

Whinney Banks Primary School

2–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134076URN

Fakenham Avenue, Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

1.6per place

close to Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

67 applications for 43 places · 26th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 June 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 43 places offered · 39 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Middlesbrough 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	43	67	1.6	39	0.91
Sep 2025	57	68	1.2	53	0.93
Sep 2024	53	66	1.3	50	0.94
Sep 2023	52	67	1.3	50	0.96
Sep 2022	51	70	1.4	50	0.98
Sep 2021	41	62	1.5	37	0.90
Sep 2020	60	106	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2019	60	71	1.2	54	0.90
Sep 2018	60	71	1.2	58	0.97
Sep 2017	60	90	1.5	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	102	1.7	68	1.13
Sep 2015	60	88	1.5	71	1.18
Sep 2014	59	93	1.6	55	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 81% · Maths 90% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%8th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Middlesbrough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	5%	108	109
2023/24	72%	3%	106	108
2022/23	61%	0%	105	105

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

Whinney Banks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Green Lane Primary Academy
1.2 km · Middlesbrough

2026

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Linthorpe Community Primary School
1.3 km · Middlesbrough

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Archibald Primary School
1.6 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Kader Academy
1.6 km · Middlesbrough

2026

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Middlesbrough

Good2023

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Primary School
1.9 km · Middlesbrough

Good2024

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Harewood Primary School
1.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Newham Bridge Primary School
1.9 km · Middlesbrough

Not yet inspected

1.7applications per place 75%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134076 · 806/2002
Capacity: 420 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 45.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Fakenham Avenue, Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QQ
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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