Whitecliffe Academy
Academy converter primary school in Saltburn-By-The-Sea (Redcar and Cleveland).
KS2 RWM expected
73%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
80%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
73%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.2
▼ 4.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
41.8%
▲ 17pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
65%
91 / 140 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Whitecliffe Academy is a primary school located in Saltburn-By-The-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 97 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 140. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr Rob Cole.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 143619
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jaqueline Hutchinson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sara McCallum | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Amy Briggs | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Kendall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jaqueline Hutchinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Christine Otto | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Robinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Natalie Morgan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sally Brook | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Lisa Storey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Mr Robert Cole | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr James Howard Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Heather Thomas Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Katie Meadows Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
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