Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Whitby · YO21 2NG · North Yorkshire
Ages 5–11
- Absence5.2%
- FSM11.4%
0.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 144680
Castleton Primary School
Academy converter · Whitby · YO21 2DA
Ages 5–11 · 46 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
55%
Overall absence
6.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-26
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 99.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 46
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill82%
46 pupils · 56 places
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- Boys / girls
- 21 / 25
- School capacity
- 56
- Capacity fill
- 46 / 56 (82%)
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- FSM pupils
- 3
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Cooper
Location
- Address
- 38 High Street, Castleton
- Postcode
- YO21 2DA
- Town
- Whitby
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, 46 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 6.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Cooper
- Telephone
- 01287660496