Whitecliffe Academy
Mill Lane, Carlin How, Saltburn-By-The-Sea, TS13 4AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Cole
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 143619
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287640414
About this school
Whitecliffe Academy is a primary academy in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 91 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 6 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 83% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 83% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 113.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Whitecliffe Academy 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 | 56% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitecliffe Academy compares
Whitecliffe Academy ranked 16th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.1% | 58.2% | 91 | — |
| Hummersea Primary School | 50% | 6.7% | 49% | 261 | 0.7 miles |
| Handale Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 48.6% | 183 | 0.7 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 82% | 5% | 18.6% | 182 | 1.1 miles |
| Badger Hill Academy | 85% | 3.2% | 21.1% | 138 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 46.6% | 307 | 1.8 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)
- 58.23%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 14.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hummersea Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Handale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Saltburn-By-The-Sea
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Badger Hill Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Other schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Whitecliffe Academy ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Badger Hill Academy Primary
- Handale Primary School Primary
- Hummersea 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
- Freebrough Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitecliffe Academy teach?
- Whitecliffe Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitecliffe Academy?
- The headteacher of Whitecliffe Academy is Mr Rob Cole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitecliffe Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitecliffe Academy, 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 Whitecliffe Academy?
- Whitecliffe Academy has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitecliffe Academy full?
- Whitecliffe Academy has capacity for 140 pupils and 91 on roll (65%), 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 Whitecliffe Academy a faith school?
- No. Whitecliffe Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitecliffe Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitecliffe Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitecliffe Academy?
- Whitecliffe Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitecliffe Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitecliffe Academy rank locally?
- Whitecliffe Academy ranked 16th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitecliffe Academy's absence rate?
- Whitecliffe Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitecliffe Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitecliffe Academy'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 10 July 2026.