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Best Schools in Whitby

North Yorkshire · 19 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Schools in Whitby ranked

1

Castleton Primary School

YO21 2DAAges 5-1146 pupils
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Outstanding
2

Glaisdale Primary School

YO21 2PZAges 4-1128 pupils
Primary
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Outstanding
3

Airy Hill Primary School

YO21 1PZAges 2-11185 pupils
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Good
4

Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

YO21 3RTAges 3-1179 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
5

Stakesby Primary Academy

YO21 1HYAges 2-11212 pupils
Primary
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Good
6

Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

YO22 4THAges 4-1154 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
7

East Whitby Primary Academy

YO22 4HUAges 2-11197 pupils
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Good
8

West Cliff Primary School

YO21 3EGAges 2-11159 pupils
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Good
9

Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School

YO21 2NGAges 5-1144 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
10

Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

YO22 5DNAges 2-11117 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
11

Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

YO22 4LAAges 5-1155 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
12

Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

YO21 1UTAges 4-1142 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
13

Goathland Primary School

YO22 5NDAges 3-1121 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
14

Lealholm Primary School

YO21 2AGAges 5-1141 pupils
Primary
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Good
15

Whitby School

YO21 1LAAges 11-19975 pupils
Secondary
Community school
Requires Improvement
16

Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

YO21 1NJAges 3-1136 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Requires Improvement
17

Fyling Hall School

YO22 4QDAges 4-19168 pupils
All-through
Other independent school
18

International Christian Language School for Functional English

YO21 1JUAges 16-99
Miscellaneous
19

St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

YO21 1UXAges 3-1115 pupils
Primary
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Questions parents ask about schools in Whitby

How many schools are there in Whitby?

Whitby has 19 open schools: 16 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Whitby are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Whitby were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Glaisdale Primary School and Castleton Primary School. Counting Good as well, 88% of the 16 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Glaisdale Primary SchoolCastleton Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Whitby have the best SATs results?

Of the 11 primary schools in Whitby with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Airy Hill Primary School (85% in reading, 90% in maths); Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths); and Stakesby Primary Academy (81% in reading, 81% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Airy Hill Primary SchoolLythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolStakesby Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Whitby?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Whitby selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Whitby have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Whitby have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Whitby?

Apply to North Yorkshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.