West Cliff 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 🔒
West Cliff Primary School is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
West Cliff 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 applicant was offered a place in 2026; places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 14.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.4 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
- Church Square, Whitby, YO21 3EG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
Strengths
- “There are high expectations for pupils at West Cliff.”
- “Pupils are polite to teachers, visitors and to each other.”
- “They behave well in lessons, in the dining hall and at playtime.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognised the school’s previous curriculum was no longer fit for purpose and have begun redeveloping it.”
- “However, some subjects are still in development.”
- “Leaders need to ensure that all subjects teach the right things in the right order from the early years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 58% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Stakesby Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Airy Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Whitby Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published