Castleton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Castleton Primary School is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Castleton 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 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There are 23 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 10 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- Reception 2026 drew 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers; every first-choice family, and every applicant, was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 50% was the 2nd lowest of 4 schools: this one and the 3 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
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
- 38 High Street, Castleton, Whitby, YO21 2DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 46 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Castleton is a welcoming and friendly school that has the pupils at the heart of everything it does.”
- “There is a strong culture of community and belonging, where pupils are well cared for and nurtured.”
- “There is an unwavering commitment to provide them with a wide range of exciting and memorable educational experiences.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (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) | 50% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lealholm Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glaisdale Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ingleby Greenhow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 7.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 7.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roseberry Academy 7.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School 7.9 mi Good Last distance published