Chaloner Primary School
Wilton Lane, Guisborough, TS14 6JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Parker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 290
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 151459
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287635728
About this school
Chaloner Primary School is a primary academy in Guisborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 235 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Chaloner Primary School (URN 131644).
How Chaloner Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 55.7% | 235 | — |
| Belmont Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 13.3% | 392 | 1.0 miles |
| Highcliffe Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 38.4% | 260 | 1.2 miles |
| Galley Hill Primary School | 54% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 265 | 1.3 miles |
| Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 175 | 1.3 miles |
| New Marske Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 28.4% | 181 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.67%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 20.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Belmont Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Guisborough
-
Highcliffe Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Guisborough
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Galley Hill Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Guisborough
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Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Guisborough
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New Marske Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Redcar
Other schools in Guisborough
- Belmont Primary School Primary
- Galley Hill 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 Chaloner Primary School teach?
- Chaloner Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Guisborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Chaloner Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chaloner Primary School is Mrs Mary Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chaloner Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chaloner 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 Chaloner Primary School?
- Chaloner Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chaloner Primary School full?
- Chaloner Primary School has capacity for 290 pupils and 235 on roll (81%), 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 Chaloner Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chaloner Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chaloner Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chaloner Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chaloner Primary School?
- Chaloner 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.
- What is Chaloner Primary School's absence rate?
- Chaloner Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census.
- Does Chaloner Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chaloner Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.