51%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
39.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
15%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
742.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,041
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
37%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Whitby School · Secondary with sixth form · North Yorkshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
51%
-6pp
66%58%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
32%
-10pp
48%40%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
Attainment 8
39.5
-4.4
47.443.539.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.5
EBacc entry
15%
-10pp
48%31%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
EBacc APS
742.9
+357.2
742.9564.3385.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 742.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
25.6
+0.8
32.628.724.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25.6
A-level value added
-0.58
0
-0.3-0.4-0.6
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.6
Average A-level grade
C-
+1
C+C-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,041
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
13%
Persistent absence
37%
Contact
Address
Prospect Hill, Whitby, YO21 1LA
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 51% | 32% | 39.5 | Not applicable | 15% | 742.9 | 16% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 42% | 43.9 | -0.10 | 25% | 385.7 | 26% | 832 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 34% | 43.0 | -0.20 | 34% | 419.4 | 34% | 780 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 48% | 47.4 | -0.15 | 22% | 478.1 | 23% | 786 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 38% | 45.0 | +0.04 | 48% | 515.6 | 56% | 757 |
| 2017/18 | 58% | 37% | 42.9 | +0.00 | 38% | 669.4 | 43% | 844 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 28% | 42.3 | -0.29 | 21% | — | 37% | 994 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 25.6 | C- | -0.58 | Suppressed | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 24.8 | D+ | -0.60 | 0% | 74 |
| 2022/23 | 32.6 | C+ | — | 20% | 91 |
| 2021/22 | 30.9 | C | — | 18% | 75 |
| 2018/19 | 27.4 | C- | -0.43 | 6% | 76 |
| 2017/18 | 28.2 | C- | -0.38 | 6% | 127 |
| 2016/17 | 28.0 | C- | -0.30 | 9% | 161 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,041 | 18.4 | 17% | 2% | 27% | 13% | 37% |
| 2023/24 | 832 | 17.8 | 15% | 1% | 23% | 13% | 44% |
| 2022/23 | 780 | 16.5 | 15% | 2% | 20% | 10% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 786 | 16.6 | 14% | 2% | 19% | 11% | 39% |
| 2020/21 | 765 | 16.9 | 15% | 1% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 757 | 13.6 | 15% | 1% | 24% | 7% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 844 | 13.2 | 14% | 0% | 21% | 8% | 22% |
| 2016/17 | 994 | 15.5 | 14% | 1% | 23% | 7% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.