Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Whitby
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Whitby. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 11 schools in Whitby with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 63% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, 56% reading, 44% maths); Stakesby Primary Academy (2.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Airy Hill Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 90% maths); and East Whitby Primary Academy (2.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 72% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.
Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolStakesby Primary AcademyAiry Hill Primary SchoolEast Whitby Primary Academy
What parents say
45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (88%).
Who goes there
0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 10 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 2 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sleights Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ingham Close (s-bound), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9).
Suspensions and exclusions
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school goes above and beyond for its pupils, with staff ambitious that every child will achieve their best. Pupils develop exceptional personal and academic skills, learning to work together with confidence while developing respect and empathy for others through partnerships with a school in Africa and local community work. The school provides a warm, caring environment where children are well-prepared for life in modern Britain.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave exceptionally well and experience a calm, purposeful learning environment
- The curriculum has undergone significant improvement with diverse range of artists, historical figures and locally important topics
- Teaching staff are experts in their subjects who bring learning to life with careful activities and questioning
- Early years provides a solid foundation with highly effective approach to teaching children to read
- Pupils with SEND thrive at school and achieve highly with strategies developed specifically to assist them
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Range of extracurricular clubs, musical performances in the local community, educational visits, residential trips, breakfast club, after-school club
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a welcoming community where pupils and staff are proud to belong. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
22.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
45 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 63% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.0
Avg class size
20.0
KS2
1
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is in North Yorkshire; for families living there:
Apply to North Yorkshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
103 pupils
105 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Whitby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Whitby
Across North Yorkshire council
Places available
7,127
Applications
5,052
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across North Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: The school has improved significantly.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
10.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
117
Total Pupils
60
Boys
57
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
19.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,869
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,389
Per pupil
£752k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
6.2%
Persistent absence
97
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
What are SATs results like at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Of the pupils at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Classes at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School average 20 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has around 117 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in 2024/25. 6.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Apply through North Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Ingham Close, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 5DN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)