Westgarth Primary School
Redcar Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Rachael Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 329
- URN
- 145661
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642485560
About this school
Westgarth Primary School is a primary academy in Redcar. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 329 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westgarth 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 | 46 | 49 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 78% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 92% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 78% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Westgarth 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 | 78% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westgarth Primary School compares
Westgarth Primary School ranked 8th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.9% | 11.4% | 329 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 3.2% | 11% | 180 | 0.1 miles |
| Errington Primary School | 64% | 4.5% | 28.1% | 219 | 0.3 miles |
| New Marske Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 28.4% | 181 | 1.2 miles |
| Wheatlands Primary School | 81% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 410 | 1.3 miles |
| John Emmerson Batty Primary School | 70% | 5.5% | 30.1% | 173 | 1.5 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)
- 11.41%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 4.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Redcar
-
Errington Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Redcar
-
New Marske Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Redcar
-
Wheatlands Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Redcar
-
John Emmerson Batty Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Redcar
Other schools in Redcar
Westgarth Primary School ranks 3rd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Redcar.
- Coatham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dormanstown Primary Academy Primary
- Errington Primary School Primary
- Green Gates Primary School Primary
- Ings Farm Primary School Primary
- John Emmerson Batty Primary School Primary
- Lakes Primary School Primary
- New Marske Primary School Primary
- Newcomen Primary School Primary
- Riverdale Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Westgarth Primary School teach?
- Westgarth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Redcar.
- Who is the head teacher of Westgarth Primary School?
- The head teacher of Westgarth Primary School is Mrs Rachael Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westgarth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westgarth 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 Westgarth Primary School?
- Westgarth Primary School has 329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westgarth Primary School full?
- Westgarth Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 329 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Westgarth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westgarth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westgarth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westgarth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Westgarth Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Westgarth Primary School is part of GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westgarth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westgarth Primary School compare with other schools in Redcar and Cleveland?
- Westgarth Primary School ranked 8th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westgarth Primary School's absence rate?
- Westgarth Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westgarth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westgarth 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.