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Whitby School

Community school · Whitby · YO21 1LA

Ages 11–19 · 975 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

43.9

Overall absence

13.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-11-07

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.10
−20+2
Attainment 843.9
English & maths grade 5+42%
English & maths grade 4+56%
EBacc entry25%

EBacc APS: 3.7

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence13.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)44.3%
Unauthorised4.7%
Authorised absence
8.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.4%
Enrolments in measure
763

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill63%

975 pupils · 1,539 places

Pupils on roll
975
Boys / girls
491 / 484
School capacity
1,539
Capacity fill
975 / 1,539 (63%)
Free school meals
27.6%
FSM pupils
247
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Julie Caddell

Location

Address
Prospect Hill
Postcode
YO21 1LA
Town
Whitby
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
0 on roll / 8 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, 975 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.6%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Whitby
19
Secondary schools in Whitby
1
Academies among open schools in Whitby
42% (8)
Open schools in YO21
13
Secondary in YO21
1
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Secondary in North Yorkshire LA
41

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WhitbyNear YO21

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Julie Caddell
Telephone
01947601901
Website
http://www.whitbyschool.co.uk/

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