Highcliffe Primary School
Hutton Lane, Guisborough, TS14 8AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The East Cleveland Co-operative Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicky King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 260
- URN
- 131457
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287632293
About this school
Highcliffe Primary School is a foundation primary school in Guisborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 260 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highcliffe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 62 | 51 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 57% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 75% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Highcliffe 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 | 61% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 281 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highcliffe Primary School compares
Highcliffe Primary School ranked 23rd of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.2% | 38.4% | 260 | — |
| Galley Hill Primary School | 54% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 265 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 175 | 0.5 miles |
| Belmont Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 13.3% | 392 | 0.7 miles |
| Chaloner Primary School | — | 6% | 55.7% | 235 | 1.2 miles |
| Roseberry Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 249 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.37%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 17.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Galley Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Belmont Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Chaloner Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Roseberry Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Guisborough
- Belmont Primary School Primary
- Chaloner Primary School Primary
- Galley Hill Primary School Primary
- Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Laurence Jackson School Secondary
- Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College 16 plus
Common questions
- What ages does Highcliffe Primary School teach?
- Highcliffe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Guisborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Highcliffe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Highcliffe Primary School is Miss Nicky King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highcliffe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highcliffe 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 many pupils are at Highcliffe Primary School?
- Highcliffe Primary School has 260 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Highcliffe Primary School full?
- Highcliffe Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 260 on roll (62%), 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 Highcliffe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highcliffe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highcliffe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highcliffe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Highcliffe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Highcliffe Primary School is part of The East Cleveland Co-operative Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Highcliffe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highcliffe Primary School compare with other schools in Redcar and Cleveland?
- Highcliffe Primary School ranked 23rd of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highcliffe Primary School's absence rate?
- Highcliffe Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highcliffe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highcliffe 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 June 2026.