Whitby School

State-Funded School

whitby-school-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Scarborough and WhitbyConstituency

YO21 1LAPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Whitby School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 975 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32%
EBacc average point score: 3.3

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

10%

Pupils

975

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 975
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
6 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.