Hummersea Primary School
Westfield Way, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 4XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Grainger
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 111618
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287641781
About this school
Hummersea Primary School is a community primary school in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 261 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 58% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 65% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 65% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.80 | - | - |
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 Hummersea 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 | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hummersea Primary School compares
Hummersea Primary School ranked 36th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.7% | 49% | 261 | — |
| Handale Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 48.6% | 183 | 0.3 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 82% | 5% | 18.6% | 182 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitecliffe Academy | 73% | 5.1% | 58.2% | 91 | 0.7 miles |
| Badger Hill Academy | 85% | 3.2% | 21.1% | 138 | 1.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 46.6% | 307 | 2.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.99%
- English as an additional language
- 0.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 19.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Handale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Saltburn-By-The-Sea
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Whitecliffe Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Saltburn-By-The-Sea
-
Badger Hill Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Other schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Hummersea Primary School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Badger Hill Academy Primary
- Handale Primary School Primary
- Lingdale Primary School Primary
- Lockwood Primary School Primary
- Oakridge Community Primary School Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Saltburn Primary School Primary
- Skelton Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Staithes, Seton Community Primary School Primary
- Whitecliffe Academy Primary
- Freebrough Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hummersea Primary School teach?
- Hummersea Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Hummersea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hummersea Primary School is Mrs Claire Grainger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hummersea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hummersea Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hummersea Primary School?
- Hummersea Primary School has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hummersea Primary School full?
- Hummersea Primary School has capacity for 300 pupils and 261 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hummersea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hummersea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hummersea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hummersea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hummersea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hummersea Primary School rank locally?
- Hummersea Primary School ranked 36th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hummersea Primary School's absence rate?
- Hummersea Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hummersea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hummersea 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 29 June 2026.