Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Whitby, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 22% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
- Reception 2026 saw 8 first-choice applications for 9 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 29.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hawsker, Whitby, YO22 4LA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is an inclusive, welcoming place for all pupils to learn.”
- “When new pupils join the school, they settle quickly and soon feel part of the school’s family.”
- “Positive and respectful relationships between adults and pupils are seen across the school.”
To improve
- “Leaders identified weaknesses in the school’s previous curriculum which did not support pupils to know more and remember more over time.”
- “As a consequence, in some subjects, pupils have gaps in their learning.”
- “Leaders recognise that some subjects, such as design and technology, are at an early stage of development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 22% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- East Whitby Primary Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Airy Hill Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Cliff Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stakesby Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published