Stakesby Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Whitby, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.314 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Stakesby Primary Academy is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Stakesby Primary Academy 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 | 0.314 mi |
| 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 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.314 miles away, 2nd shortest of the 50 North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2024; every applicant was offered a place in 6 of the 8 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Byland Road, Whitby, YO21 1HY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Stakesby Primary Academy try their best to reflect the school’s values of ‘commitment, kindness and excellence’.”
- “Most pupils say that they enjoy coming to school because they love learning and spending time with their friends.”
- “Pupils say that teachers make learning enjoyable.”
To improve
- “However, some staff do not have precise enough information to know how best to support some pupils with SEND to be successful.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 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) | 74% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- West Cliff Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Airy Hill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Whitby Primary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published