School Chooser

Wilton Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademy76 pupilsNurseryRedcarRedcar and Cleveland
School Chooser Score
51
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 23 to 78, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 80% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, November 2022
Reached the expected level at 1171%England 63%
Attendance95.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families33%A bit more than most schools
Places8 spare76 pupils, 84 places
Pupils per teacher14.5School workforce census

Wilton Primary Academy is a converter academy in Redcar for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 76 pupils and room for 84. About 33 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 51 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 80% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Pasture Lane, Lazenby, Redcar, TS6 8DY01642 453374wilton.teesvalleyeducation.co.ukMiss Sara Hood headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 10 November 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

7 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1171%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level29%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score109.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score110.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 42%42%20172018: 50%50%20182019: 60%60%20192023: 86%86%20232025: 71%71%2025
Since 2017: +29%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure20252024202320192018†2017†Redcar and ClevelandEngland
Pupils tested75710612
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%86%60%50%42%66%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths29%14%0%0%0%10%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score109.0109.0101.099.0100.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score110.0107.0100.0101.0100.0105.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score110.0105.0103.0103.0100.0105.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard100%100%70%50%58%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard86%100%70%50%50%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)86%86%70%67%67%
Reading progressReading progress score+6.5-2.0-4.5-2.6
Maths progressMaths progress score+5.3-4.0-2.1-3.1

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Wilton Primary School, the school this one replaced in August 2018. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places66 pupils for 84 places, 2024/25
79% full

18 places were empty (21% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 35% since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Redcar and Cleveland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll76Census January 2026
Places8490% full
Pupils from low-income families30%33% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support18%14 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Average class size19.04 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)36%£34,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls30 / 46
White British pupils80%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 16.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 19.5 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (6), language and communications needs (5), Moderate learning difficulty (2), emotional and mental health (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll767874665865
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals30%39%39%36%33%32%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language5%10%5%3%0%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%15%14%16%14%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%1%2%4%5%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.32024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.8%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.3%3.8%4.1%4.7%3.0%5.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.5%1.8%2.6%3.5%2.2%3.4%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.8%2.0%1.5%1.3%0.8%1.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.7%7.0%6.5%11.4%9.1%10.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.30.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers5.0full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher14.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers80%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,090
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher13.62024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£9,218England £7,128. Total £719k
Income per pupil£8,090England £7,587. Total £631k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,641England £3,405
Money in reserve-6%In the red: -£36k, -£461 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£88kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£9,218spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m7812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate157 per 1,000 people73% higher than the England average
Typical house price£165,000Redcar and Cleveland
Nearest bus stop110 mSocial Club, 2 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Whale Hill Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles461Report card 202694Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles198Outstanding 202343Compare
Caedmon Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles215Good 202430Compare
Grangetown Primary SchoolAcademy1.5 miles283Good 202441Compare
Bankfields Primary SchoolAcademy1.7 miles257Report card 202692Compare
Normanby Primary SchoolAcademy2.0 miles503Good 202239Compare
Teesville AcademyAcademy2.1 miles314Good 202350Compare
Dormanstown Primary AcademyAcademy2.4 miles274Good 202341Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Wilton Primary Academy with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats80%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 51 is 35 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 16 · highest 92100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Wilton Primary Academy, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlackhallAcademy14.0 miles84Not inspected89Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 51 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 51% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 23 to 78. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
Ofsted inspection18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.02
Ofsted grade, 3.8 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.05
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.03
2024/25; 63 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Wilton Primary Academy a good school?

It is about average. Wilton Primary Academy scores 51 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 80% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 23 to 78, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Wilton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Wilton Primary Academy good at its last full inspection on 10 November 2022.

How good are Wilton Primary Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 71% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 29% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Wilton Primary Academy have?

76 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 84 places, so it is 90% full.

Is Wilton Primary Academy oversubscribed?

Probably not. 18 places were empty in 2024/25 (21% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Wilton Primary Academy?

Pupils were in school 95.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Wilton Primary Academy?

The average class had 19.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Pasture Lane, Lazenby, Redcar, TS6 8DY
Telephone
01642 453374
Website
www.wilton.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Sara Hood
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Tees Valley Education (5 schools)
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Ward
Eston
Constituency
Redcar
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 August 2018 (academy converter)
URN
146067 · LAESTAB 8072233 · UKPRN 10068325
Formerly
Wilton Primary School

Where these figures come from