SCHOOL PROFILE

Whinstone Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145223
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 498 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 April 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Trust SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 418 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 224 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 220 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.2%
10.6 pts below England
School 14.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 27.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.7%
10.6 pts below England
School 9.7%
Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.9%
337
Any other White background
3.8%
17
Pakistani
3.8%
17
African
3.4%
15
Indian
3.2%
14
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.2% 54 of 444 pupils
8.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 21.3%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.3% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 7
Hearing impairment 5
Moderate learning difficulty 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 64.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 76.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 74.6%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 75.1%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 4.97%
Stockton-on-Tees 6.26%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.40 pts lower than England
School 10.42%
Stockton-on-Tees 15.63%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 0.26%
Stockton-on-Tees 1.78%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.2% 1.0 pts above England
Whinstone Primary School
89.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.5%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information