Acklam Whin Primary School
Carlbury Avenue, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 8SQ
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Acklam Whin Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzie Prince
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 475
- URN
- 111586
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
About this school
Acklam Whin Primary School was a foundation primary school in Middlesbrough. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 475 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Acklam Whin Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 69% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 81% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 75% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Acklam Whin Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 488 |
| 2023/24 | 475 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acklam Whin Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 50% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.7% | 11.2% | 475 | — |
| Acklam Whin Primary School | — | 4.5% | 10.8% | 477 | 0.0 miles |
| St Clare's RC Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 225 | 0.1 miles |
| Kader Academy | 72% | 4.6% | 21.7% | 460 | 0.3 miles |
| Hemlington Hall Academy | 57% | 5.1% | 47.2% | 272 | 0.9 miles |
| Newham Bridge Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 55% | 321 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acklam Whin Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Clare's RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Kader Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Hemlington Hall Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Newham Bridge Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Acklam Whin Primary School teach?
- Acklam Whin Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Has Acklam Whin Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Acklam Whin Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Acklam Whin Primary School?
- Acklam Whin Primary School had 475 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Acklam Whin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Acklam Whin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acklam Whin Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2024.