Glaisdale Primary School
Glaisdale, Whitby, YO21 2PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Cooper
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 144678
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01947897218
About this school
Glaisdale Primary School is a primary academy in Whitby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 28 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Glaisdale Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glaisdale Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 0% | 28 | — |
| Lealholm Primary School | — | 3.4% | 2.8% | 41 | 1.7 miles |
| St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | — | 7.3% | 13.3% | 15 | 2.0 miles |
| Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 29% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 42 | 2.4 miles |
| Goathland Primary School | — | 3.6% | 13.6% | 21 | 4.3 miles |
| Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School | 57% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 44 | 4.8 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)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lealholm Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Goathland Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School4.8 miles
Primary · Whitby
Other schools in Whitby
- 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
- 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 year groups does Glaisdale Primary School teach?
- Glaisdale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitby.
- Who is the headteacher of Glaisdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glaisdale Primary School is Mr Oliver Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glaisdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glaisdale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Glaisdale Primary School?
- Glaisdale Primary School has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glaisdale Primary School full?
- Glaisdale Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 28 on roll (50%), 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 Glaisdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glaisdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glaisdale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glaisdale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Glaisdale Primary School?
- Glaisdale Primary School is part of YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Glaisdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Glaisdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glaisdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glaisdale Primary 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 2 July 2026.