East Whitby Primary Academy
Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, YO22 4HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 143290
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01947602202
About this school
East Whitby Primary Academy is a primary academy in Whitby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Whitby Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 50% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 63% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How East Whitby Primary Academy 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 | 53% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Whitby Primary Academy compares
East Whitby Primary Academy ranked 78th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.6% | 43% | 197 | — |
| Airy Hill Primary School | 85% | 6.2% | 31.3% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 6.4% | 13.3% | 36 | 1.1 miles |
| West Cliff Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 19.5% | 159 | 1.2 miles |
| Stakesby Primary Academy | 74% | 5.3% | 32.4% | 212 | 1.3 miles |
| Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 22% | 4.9% | 32.6% | 55 | 1.4 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.02%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 17.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Airy Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
West Cliff Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Stakesby Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Whitby
- 1.4 miles
Other schools in Whitby
East Whitby Primary Academy ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Whitby.
- Airy Hill Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School 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
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does East Whitby Primary Academy teach?
- East Whitby Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitby.
- Who is the headteacher of East Whitby Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of East Whitby Primary Academy is Mr Simon Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Whitby Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Whitby Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at East Whitby Primary Academy?
- East Whitby Primary Academy has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is East Whitby Primary Academy full?
- East Whitby Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 197 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is East Whitby Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. East Whitby Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does East Whitby Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records East Whitby Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is East Whitby Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- East Whitby Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does East Whitby Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists East Whitby Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have East Whitby Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Whitby Primary Academy compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- East Whitby Primary Academy ranked 78th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Whitby Primary Academy's absence rate?
- East Whitby Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Whitby Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Whitby Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.