Galley Hill Primary School
Campion Drive, Hutton Meadows, Guisborough, TS14 8DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kay Coverdale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 145666
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287635540
About this school
Galley Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Guisborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 265 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 30 | 30 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 70% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 80% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 70% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Galley Hill 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 | 73% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 282 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Galley Hill Primary School compares
Galley Hill Primary School ranked 35th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 265 | — |
| Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 175 | 0.1 miles |
| Highcliffe Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 38.4% | 260 | 0.5 miles |
| Belmont Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 13.3% | 392 | 1.2 miles |
| Chaloner Primary School | — | 6% | 55.7% | 235 | 1.3 miles |
| Wilton Primary Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 42.9% | 76 | 3.2 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)
- 6.64%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 7.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Highcliffe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Belmont Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Chaloner Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Wilton Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Redcar
Other schools in Guisborough
- Belmont Primary School Primary
- Chaloner Primary School Primary
- Highcliffe 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 year groups does Galley Hill Primary School teach?
- Galley Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Guisborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Galley Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Galley Hill Primary School is Mrs Kay Coverdale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Galley Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Galley Hill 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 Galley Hill Primary School?
- Galley Hill Primary School has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Galley Hill Primary School full?
- Galley Hill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 265 on roll (126%), 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 Galley Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Galley Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Galley Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Galley Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Galley Hill Primary School?
- Galley Hill 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 Galley Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Galley Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Galley Hill Primary School ranked 35th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Galley Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Galley Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Galley Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Galley Hill 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.