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Chaloner Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Guisborough, TS14 6JA

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Chaloner Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages2 to 11
Pupils235
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Mary Parker
TrustLINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityRedcar and Cleveland
Opened01 Jan 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151459.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils235
Girls111
Boys124
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.39.6%
First language not English0.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.14.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.55
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.1
Average class size24

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
94.5%
African
2.1%
Other mixed
1.3%
Other White
0.9%
Indian
0.9%
White and Asian
0.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.1
Teachers (FTE)11.72
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.19
Support staff (FTE)16.3

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.36
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.35
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.30
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolRedcar and ClevelandEngland
Overall absence6.5%, worse than England, worse than Redcar and Cleveland5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.23.9%, worse than England, worse than Redcar and Cleveland13.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.2%, similar to England, similar to Redcar and Cleveland1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Chaloner Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 mi16 plusPrior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter
Unrated
0.4 miSecondaryLaurence Jackson SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimaryBelmont Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryHighcliffe Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryGalley Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimarySaint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Chaloner Primary School

What is Chaloner Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Chaloner Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 8 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Chaloner Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Chaloner Primary School made 30 offers from 36 applications (1.2 per offer), and 30 of 35 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Chaloner Primary School?

Chaloner Primary School has 235 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Chaloner Primary School?

Chaloner Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Chaloner Primary School?

At Chaloner Primary School, the average class had 24 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Chaloner Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Chaloner Primary School missed 6.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 23.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.