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Acklam Whin Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onMiddlesbrough, TS5 8SQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

488

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Acklam Whin Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 71% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Acklam Whin Primary School is a foundation school in Middlesbrough, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 488 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 45 primaries in Middlesbrough and #9,475 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 22.7%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing84% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading81% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading68% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.3

-5.2 to -2.1

-1.2

Write

LA 0.7

-2.7 to 0.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.9 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.2

-4.2 to -1.2

-2.2

Write

LA 0.4

-3.6 to -0.8

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.7 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 60%

Reading61% LA 68%

Writing82% LA 77%

Maths60% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.5

Read

LA 0.3

-6 to -3

-2.8

Write

LA 1.0

-4.2 to -1.4

-4.8

Maths

LA 0.4

-6.2 to -3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

24 October 2023

Inspection Report

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17 May 2018

Inspection Report

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12 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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11 December 2008

Inspection Report

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04 April 2006

Inspection Report

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07 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-12-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 487 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	487	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	475	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	474	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	497	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	488	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	473	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	497	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	482	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	468	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	492	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	486	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	475	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	496	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	496	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	484	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	505	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	498	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	504	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	501	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	485	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	508	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	502	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	489	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Acklam Whin Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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