Lingdale Primary School
Davison Street, Lingdale, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 3DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sarah Thornton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 129
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 150132
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287651723
About this school
Lingdale Primary School is a primary academy in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 86 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Lingdale Primary School (URN 111531).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Lingdale 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lingdale Primary School compares
Lingdale Primary School ranked 18th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 7.2% | 81.9% | 86 | — |
| Lockwood Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 17% | 155 | 0.9 miles |
| Skelton Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 32.5% | 462 | 1.9 miles |
| Badger Hill Academy | 85% | 3.2% | 21.1% | 138 | 2.4 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 46.6% | 307 | 2.4 miles |
| Whitecliffe Academy | 73% | 5.1% | 58.2% | 91 | 2.9 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)
- 81.94%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lockwood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Skelton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Badger Hill Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Whitecliffe Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Saltburn-By-The-Sea
Other schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Lingdale Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Badger Hill Academy Primary
- Handale Primary School Primary
- Hummersea 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
- Whitecliffe Academy Primary
- Freebrough Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lingdale Primary School teach?
- Lingdale Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Lingdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lingdale Primary School is Headteacher Sarah Thornton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lingdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lingdale 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 Lingdale Primary School?
- Lingdale Primary School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lingdale Primary School full?
- Lingdale Primary School has capacity for 129 pupils and 86 on roll (67%), 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 Lingdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lingdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lingdale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lingdale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lingdale Primary School?
- Lingdale Primary School is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Lingdale Primary School rank locally?
- Lingdale Primary School ranked 18th of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lingdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Lingdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lingdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lingdale 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.