Westgarth Primary School

Westgarth Primary School is a primary academy within Galileo Multi Academy Trust. This was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was judged good in all key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. No overall effectiveness grade was given under the current inspection framework. Pupils are described as safe, happy and respectful, and leaders have high ambitions that are generally realised. The school’s strengths include a well-structured phonics and reading approach, a coherent curriculum that builds over time, effective support for pupils with SEND, and a strong early years provision. Personal development is carefully tailored, with pupil leadership roles, residential trips, clubs and community activities helping pupils develop responsibility and respect for difference. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, and staff well-being and trust support are positively noted. The main areas for improvement are that some off-task behaviour is not addressed effectively enough, meaning a few pupils miss vital learning, and that in a few foundation subjects assessment information is not used swiftly enough to close gaps in pupils’ knowledge. Overall, the school is performing well but has specific refinements to make so all pupils engage fully and secure important knowledge across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils are safe, happy and respectful, with caring relationships between staff and pupils.
• Leaders have high ambitions for pupils, and these are generally realised.
• The tailored personal development offer is effective and includes pupil leadership roles.
• Pupils benefit from residential trips, extra-curricular clubs and community activities.
• Pupils develop a strong understanding of and respect for different faiths and cultures.
• Early years provision gives children a positive start and prepares them well for Year 1.
• The phonics and reading approach is well structured, well taught and helps pupils catch up quickly.
• The curriculum is carefully considered and builds coherently over time.
• Staff adapt the curriculum effectively for pupils with SEND, who are identified early.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Leaders consider staff well-being and workload, and staff feel empowered.
• Governors and the trust provide effective support and accurate evaluation.

Areas for Improvement

• At times, staff do not address off-task behaviour effectively enough, so some pupils do not engage fully with learning.
• In a few foundation subjects, assessment information is not used well enough to address gaps in pupils’ learning swiftly.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Westgarth Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Westgarth Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Westgarth Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.5% of pupils at Westgarth Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Westgarth Primary School received £8,385 and spent £8,351 for each of its 321 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£235 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Galileo Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,002 and spending £6,844 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Redcar · Redcar and Cleveland local authority: places and applications

Westgarth Primary School is part of Galileo Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• New Marske Primary School Redcar
• Wheatlands Primary School Redcar
• John Emmerson Batty Primary School Redcar
• Ings Farm Primary School Redcar
• Lakes Primary School Redcar
• Green Gates Primary School Redcar
• Coatham Church of England Primary School Redcar
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School Saltburn-By-The-Sea
• Galley Hill Primary School Guisborough

What is Westgarth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westgarth Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Westgarth Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westgarth Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Westgarth Primary School have?

Westgarth Primary School has 329 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westgarth Primary School cover?

Westgarth Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Westgarth Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westgarth Primary School?

Westgarth Primary School is at Redcar Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, North Yorkshire, TS11 6AE.