Whinstone Primary School
Lowfields Avenue, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Batty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 145223
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642750318
About this school
Whinstone Primary School is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 444 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 61 | 87 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 64% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 75% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Whinstone 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 | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 474 |
| 2023/24 | 488 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whinstone Primary School compares
Whinstone Primary School ranked 19th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5% | 15% | 444 | — |
| St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 462 | 0.5 miles |
| St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| Myton Park Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 5% | 252 | 0.7 miles |
| Barley Fields Primary | 69% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 668 | 0.7 miles |
| Bader Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 49% | 276 | 0.8 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)
- 15.04%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Myton Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Barley Fields Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Bader Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Whinstone Primary School ranks 17th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harewood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whinstone Primary School teach?
- Whinstone Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Whinstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whinstone Primary School is Mrs Lorraine Batty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whinstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whinstone 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 Whinstone Primary School?
- Whinstone Primary School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whinstone Primary School full?
- Whinstone Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 444 on roll (89%), 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 Whinstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whinstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whinstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whinstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whinstone Primary School?
- Whinstone Primary School is part of SPARK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whinstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% 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 Whinstone Primary School rank locally?
- Whinstone Primary School ranked 19th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whinstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Whinstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whinstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whinstone 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 10 July 2026.