Airy Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Whitby, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Airy Hill Primary School is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Airy Hill 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 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 22 first-choice applications for 25 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 85% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
- There are 25.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.3 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
- Waterstead Lane, Whitby, YO21 1PZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils love the outdoor space at school.”
- “They speak with excitement about the adventure trail, the large field, chill-out benches and the garden project.”
- “Pupils appreciate the way teachers get everyone to try their best.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that their curriculum thinking in some wider curriculum subjects, including music and physical education, is less clear.”
- “Leaders recognise that further work is needed to make clear the essential knowledge pupils need to get them ready for some of the other subjects they will meet in Year 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2022 (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) | 85% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 22 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 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stakesby Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Cliff Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published