Skelton Primary School

About Skelton Primary School

Skelton Primary School sends a reassuring signal to parents: in its most recent admissions round for 2025/26, the school received 58 applications for 53 places, with 51 of those offers going to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 1.09 suggests a school that local parents are actively choosing, though not one that’s impossible to get into. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, a graded visit in 2017, rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. That’s a notable turnaround from its previous inspection in 2016, when it was rated Inadequate. Early years provision, which was Good in 2017, was also judged Good in the 2022 ungraded inspection. With 474 pupils on roll against a capacity of 758, there’s still some headroom, and the school offers nursery provision for children from age three.

Academically, Skelton Primary performs broadly in line with local averages. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just a point above the Redcar and Cleveland local authority average of 65%. That places the school 19th out of 41 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top half locally. Looking at individual subjects, reading had the highest expected standard rate at 84%, with maths at 77% and writing at 74%. Higher-standard attainment was more modest: 6% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, while 24% hit the higher bar in reading, 16% in writing and 15% in maths. Average scaled scores were 105 for reading and 104 for maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 42nd percentile among all primary schools, a solid middle-ground performance.

The school is well equipped for a primary, with facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite and even a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, tennis, netball, athletics and rounders, and there’s a decent range of clubs from coding and chess to gardening and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, Skelton lists SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health support. With 31.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged catchment. It’s a good fit for families in Redcar and Cleveland who want a stable, Good-rated primary with a broad offer and a realistic chance of securing a place.

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