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Whitby School is a secondary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- Whitby School
- Address
- Prospect Hill
- Postcode
- YO21 1LA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- URN (official identifier)
- 121667
- Establishment number
- 4039
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 975
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1539
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Headteacher
- Miss Julie Caddell
- Ofsted inspection
- Requires improvement · Inspected 7 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.whitbyschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01947601901
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Whitby School
| 2025/26 | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 975 | 80,269 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 26.4% | 19.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.6% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 2.2% | 6.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
15 published inspections for Whitby School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 21 Jan 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 1 Feb 2023
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 6 Apr 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 6 Dec 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 6 Mar 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 15 Jul 2016
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 24 Nov 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Jan 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 18 Nov 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Jan 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 21 Jul 2010
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 28 Apr 2008
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 11 Apr 2007
· Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07)
Read reportInspected as Eskdale School (URN 121668)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 18 Oct 2006
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Sixth form provision
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 25 Nov 2005
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Whitby School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 11.6% | 8.4% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 35.1% | 22.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Whitby School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £281,600 for 256 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 28.2% | 19.9% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £310 | £265 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Whitby School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Secondary · 975 pupils.
| This school | North Yorkshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,645,479 £8,867 per pupil | £8,201 | £8,748 |
| Total spending | £8,481,977 £8,699 per pupil | £8,205 | £8,825 |
| Teaching staff | £4,384,066 £4,496 per pupil · 51.7% | £4,555 · 55.5% | £4,914 · 55.7% |
| Education support staff | £1,190,090 £1,221 per pupil · 14.0% | £915 · 11.2% | £995 · 11.3% |
| Supply and agency staff | £332,451 £341 per pupil · 3.9% | £220 · 2.7% | £153 · 1.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £268,284 £275 per pupil · 3.2% | £133 · 1.6% | £119 · 1.4% |
| In-year balance | £163,502 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £676,391 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £7,359 per pupil, supply and agency £417 per pupil — spending up £1,341 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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