Errington Primary School

About Errington Primary School

Errington Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results sit below the local authority average for Redcar and Cleveland, which is a notable point for parents weighing up their options. The LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 65%, but at Errington that figure is 54%. That puts the school 34th out of 44 primary schools in the borough, placing it in the bottom half of local rankings. On the other hand, individual subject scores tell a slightly more mixed story. In reading, 77% of pupils met the expected standard, and the same proportion did so in writing, which is respectable. Maths was weaker, with 67% reaching the expected level. The average scaled scores — 104 in reading and 102 in maths — are around the national norm, so while the combined headline figure lags behind, the school isn’t struggling across the board.

The school’s Ofsted record shows a clear improvement over time. In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in 2016, Errington was rated Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, and for early years provision. That’s a step up from its previous graded inspection in 2014, when it was judged to require improvement. An ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The Progress 8 measure isn’t available here, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds on top of starting points, but the Ofsted trajectory is positive. For context, only four primary schools in the LA are rated Outstanding, and the nearest one, Newcomen Primary School, is 4.4 km away. Errington’s ranking score of 54 out of 100 on the KS2 combined measure places it in the bottom 50 nationally, but within the North East region it sits around the 74th percentile, meaning it’s not an outlier for the area.

Errington is a state primary for mixed genders, ages 2 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has capacity for 240 pupils but currently enrols 216, so there is some slack. However, for the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 29 first-preference applications were made for 29 places, with 40 total applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.38. That suggests it’s a popular choice locally despite the middling results. The school offers a Forest School, sports hall, art studios and a chapel, and runs clubs including coding, film club and science club. Its SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a practical option for families who want a mainstream setting with solid support structures, particularly if they live within the catchment area and value the nursery provision and after-school activities over top-tier academic rankings.

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