St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Egton Bridge, Whitby, YO21 1UX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kendra Sill
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 51
- Pupils on roll
- 15
- URN
- 148022
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01947895361
About this school
St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Whitby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 15 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 13.3% | 15 | — |
| Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 29% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 42 | 0.5 miles |
| Glaisdale Primary School | — | 6.4% | 0% | 28 | 2.0 miles |
| Goathland Primary School | — | 3.6% | 13.6% | 21 | 2.8 miles |
| Lealholm Primary School | — | 3.4% | 2.8% | 41 | 3.0 miles |
| Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 56% | 4.2% | 26% | 117 | 4.1 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)
- 13.33%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Glaisdale Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Goathland Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Lealholm Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitby.
- Who is the headteacher of St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Kendra Sill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary 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 St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy has 15 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 51 pupils and 15 on roll (29%), 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 St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary 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 10 July 2026.