Whitby School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 121667
- Address
- Prospect Hill, YO21 1LA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1041 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 35.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 75.5%
Unclassified 20.6%
Other White 1.6%
Mixed 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 99 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 218 |
Admissions
Whitby School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 91 88 |
| Year 8 | 210 100 110 |
| Year 9 | 178 83 95 |
| Year 10 | 174 93 81 |
| Year 11 | 224 99 125 |
| Year 12 | 44 27 17 |
| Year 13 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 14 | 3 1 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 46.0% 65.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 28.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.0% 2.4% |