Castleton Primary School
38 High Street, Castleton, Whitby, YO21 2DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Cooper
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- URN
- 144680
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287660496
About this school
Castleton Primary School is a primary academy in Whitby. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 46 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 78% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 100% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 78% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 89% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Castleton 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 48 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castleton Primary School compares
Castleton Primary School ranked 180th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4% | 10.4% | 46 | — |
| Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School | 57% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 44 | 0.8 miles |
| Lealholm Primary School | — | 3.4% | 2.8% | 41 | 4.6 miles |
| Lingdale Primary School | 71% | 7.2% | 81.9% | 86 | 5.1 miles |
| Glaisdale Primary School | — | 6.4% | 0% | 28 | 5.6 miles |
| Lockwood Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 17% | 155 | 5.7 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)
- 10.42%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 9.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School0.8 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Lealholm Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Lingdale Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
-
Glaisdale Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Lockwood Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Other schools in Whitby
Castleton Primary School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Whitby.
- Airy Hill 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
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castleton Primary School teach?
- Castleton Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitby.
- Who is the headteacher of Castleton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castleton Primary School is Mr Oliver Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castleton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castleton 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 Castleton Primary School?
- Castleton Primary School has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Castleton Primary School full?
- Castleton Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 46 on roll (82%), 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 Castleton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castleton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castleton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castleton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Castleton Primary School?
- Castleton 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.
- How have Castleton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castleton Primary School rank locally?
- Castleton Primary School ranked 180th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castleton Primary School's absence rate?
- Castleton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castleton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castleton 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.