Academy converter · Redcar and Cleveland

Handale Primary School

2–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149008URN

West Park Avenue, Loftus, SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, TS13 4RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.0per place

0.3 below Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

19 applications for 19 places · 39th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%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 GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

29 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good · as Handale Primary School, URN 131645

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

1.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

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

2026 1.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.1; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2024 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2023 1.0; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2022 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school
2021 1.1; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median

Dashed bars: as Handale Primary School (URN 131645), the previous school.

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	19	19	1.0	17	0.89
Sep 2025	24	26	1.1	21	0.88
Sep 2024	12	15	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2023	23	22	1.0	18	0.78
Sep 2022 *	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	15	16	1.1	12	0.80
Sep 2020 *	20	23	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2019 *	22	26	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2018 *	29	38	1.3	27	0.93
Sep 2017 *	25	32	1.3	25	1.00
Sep 2016 *	35	47	1.3	33	0.94
Sep 2015 *	27	39	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2014 *	21	29	1.4	21	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%5th of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	18%	111	106
2023/24	76%	14%	106	104
2022/23	71%	6%	106	103

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

Handale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Hummersea Primary School
0.5 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Standards maintained2024

1.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Whitecliffe Academy
1.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Standards maintained2025

1.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Badger Hill Academy
2.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2022

1.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2022

1.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lingdale Primary School
4.9 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Requires improvement2021

1.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Skelton Primary School
5.0 km · Redcar and Cleveland

2026

1.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lockwood Primary School
6.0 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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149008 · 807/3397
Trust: Lingfield Education Trust
Capacity: 343 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: Handale Primary School (URN 131645)
Address: West Park Avenue, Loftus, SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, TS13 4RL
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

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