Schools in Whitby
North Yorkshire · 19 schools
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Schools in Whitby (19)
- Castleton Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · YO21 2DA
Ofsted: Outstanding (2013)KS2: 76% expected (2025) - Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · YO21 2NG
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 72% expected (2025)90% of first choices got in - East Whitby Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · YO22 4HU
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 75% expected (2025) - Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · YO21 1UT
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 43% expected (2025) - Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · YO22 4TH
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 77% expected (2025) - Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · YO22 4LA
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 45% expected (2025) - Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · YO21 3RT
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 83% expected (2025) - Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · YO22 5DN
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 69% expected (2025) - Stakesby Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · YO21 1HY
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 81% expected (2025)81% of first choices got in - Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · YO21 1NJ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 50% expected (2024) - Whitby School
Secondary · Ages 11-19 · YO21 1LA
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)Attainment 8: 39.8 (2026) - International Christian Language School for Functional English
Ages 16-99 · YO21 1JU
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · YO21 1UX
By type:Primary schools in Whitby (16)Secondary schools in Whitby (1)All-through schools in Whitby (1)
19
16 primary · 1 secondary
2,474
69% capacity used
2
0 outstanding · 2 good
3,589
1,115 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Whitby
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Best Schools in North Yorkshire
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
40.1
GCSE Eng+Maths
44.1%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
470 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +118 primary and +85 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
72% occupied · 519 spare places
Secondary Schools
63% occupied · 564 spare places
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.