Primary
West Cliff Primary School
Church Square, Whitby, YO21 3EG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 159 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 22.5
- Pupils per adult
- 9.1
- Pupils
- 205
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
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)SATs results
58%
2 points above the Whitby average (56% across 11 schools)
106.0
0.5 above the Whitby average (105.5 across 11 schools)
7th of 13 by our score, among the primary schools in Whitby we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 58% |
| Working at a higher standard | 13% |
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 time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 48% |
| 23/24 | 54% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Church Square, Whitby, YO21 3EG
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 15 January, 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
- Headteacher
- Oliver Long
- Address
- Church Square, Whitby, YO21 3EG
- Telephone
- 01947602510
Other primary schools nearby
- Stakesby Primary Academy6.7/10
- Airy Hill Primary School7.4/10
- East Whitby Primary Academy6.9/10
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.3/10
- Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1/10
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.6/10