Secondary
Whitby School
Prospect Hill, Whitby, YO21 1LA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 975 of 1539 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
32%
39.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.3 |
| Entered the EBacc | 15% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% |
| A level average points per entry | 25.59 |
| A level students | 17 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48% |
| 22/23 | 34% |
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 32% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 30.9 |
| 22/23 | 32.6 |
| 23/24 | 24.8 |
| 24/25 | 25.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.15 |
| 22/23 | -0.20 |
| 23/24 | -0.10 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.4 |
| 22/23 | 43.0 |
| 23/24 | 43.9 |
| 24/25 | 39.5 |
Prospect Hill, Whitby, YO21 1LA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
North Yorkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Julie Caddell
- Address
- Prospect Hill, Whitby, YO21 1LA
- Telephone
- 01947601901