Highcliffe Primary School

About Highcliffe Primary School

Highcliffe Primary School, a state primary in Redcar and Cleveland, holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in early 2025, with every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all rated Good. The school's most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 57% of pupils. That figure is below the local authority average of 65%, placing Highcliffe 29th out of 41 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland. Nationally, it ranks in the bottom half of schools, around the 65th percentile. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects: 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and the average reading score of 106 is solid. Maths tells a similar story, with 75% reaching the expected standard and an average score of 103. The real drag comes from writing, where only 65% met the expected standard, and just 8% achieved the higher standard.

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