Lealholm 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
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Lealholm Primary School is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Lealholm 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, but places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- With 41 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 8.2 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire is 17.
- Free school meal eligibility is 2.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 11.4% 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
- Lealholm Bank, Whitby, YO21 2AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 41 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Set in a rural, isolated part of North Yorkshire with 24 pupils on roll and a river school curriculum, pupils who attend Lealholm Primary school get a unique experience.”
- “The close proximity of the river Esk means that pupils can build rafts, photograph the river at different times of the year, and enjoy its natural beauty.”
- “Relationships between pupils are wonderful.”
To improve
- “Although leaders have put in place trips and activities, they are aware of the need to support the personal development of pupils.”
- “Further work is required to help pupils be prepared for the wider world.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Glaisdale Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castleton Primary School 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goathland Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Oakridge Community Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published