Handale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, Redcar and Cleveland
Handale Primary School is a primary school in SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, Redcar and Cleveland for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025.
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Catchment area for Handale Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- West Park Avenue, Loftus, SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, TS13 4RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Pupils on roll
- 183 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Handale attend a happy school at the heart of the community.”
- “Pupils live by the school values.”
- “They work hard and show respect and kindness to all.”
To improve
- “Some younger pupils are less successful at writing than they should be.”
- “This is because their writing tasks have not been closely matched to their reading ability.”
- “It is working to broaden this through more deliberate links to the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 82% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redcar and Cleveland.
- Hummersea Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Whitecliffe Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Badger Hill Academy 1.8 mi Good
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Lingdale Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Skelton Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lockwood Primary School 3.7 mi Good