SCHOOL PROFILE

Westgarth Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145661
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Redcar and Cleveland
Trust GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 329 304 full-time · 25 part-time
Female pupils 150 45.6% of pupils
Male pupils 179 54.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.3%
14.5 pts below England
School 10.3%
Redcar and Cleveland 33.1%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.6%
19.7 pts below England
School 0.6%
Redcar and Cleveland 3.3%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Redcar and Cleveland 1.3%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.4%
314
White and Asian
1.5%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
4
Any other Black background
0.6%
2
Any other White background
0.6%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
2
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 10.0% 33 of 329 pupils
10.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 23.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.5% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Specific learning difficulty 7
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 61.5%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 74.3%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 70.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 73.2%
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

3.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.29 pts lower than England
School 3.93%
Redcar and Cleveland 6.52%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.32 pts lower than England
School 4.49%
Redcar and Cleveland 17.10%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 0.37%
Redcar and Cleveland 2.06%
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

104.4% 16.3 pts above England
Westgarth Primary School
104.4%
Redcar and Cleveland
86.1%
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