Eskdale School
Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, YO22 4HS
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Whitby School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Nicholson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 273
- URN
- 121668
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Eskdale School was a community secondary school in Whitby. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 273 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Eskdale School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 40.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.76 -1.03 to -0.49 | -0.22 -0.51 to +0.07 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 47.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 15.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Trends over time
How Eskdale School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.9 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 273 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eskdale School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 14% | 25.6% | 273 | — |
| Whitby School | 39.5 | 13.1% | 26.9% | 975 | 1.0 miles |
| East Whitby Primary Academy | — | 5.6% | 43% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| Airy Hill Primary School | — | 6.2% | 31.3% | 185 | 0.7 miles |
| Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 6.4% | 13.3% | 36 | 1.0 miles |
| International Christian Language School for Functional English | — | — | — | — | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.6%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 37.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitby School1.0 miles
Secondary · Whitby
-
East Whitby Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Airy Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
International Christian Language School for Functional English1.2 miles
Other types · Whitby
Other schools in Whitby
- Whitby School Secondary
- Airy Hill Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School Primary
- East Whitby Primary Academy Primary
- Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Glaisdale Primary School Primary
- Goathland Primary School Primary
- Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Lealholm Primary School Primary
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eskdale School teach?
- Eskdale School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Whitby.
- Has Eskdale School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Eskdale School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Eskdale School?
- Eskdale School had 273 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Eskdale School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.9 in 2022/23 and 40.1 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Eskdale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eskdale School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 27 September 2024.