St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Whitby, North Yorkshire
St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Egton Bridge, Whitby, YO21 1UX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 15 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy and welcoming rural school.”
- “Positive, caring relationships between pupils and adults mean that pupils feel well cared for.”
- “Pupils describe themselves as feeling ‘protected’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2025 (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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glaisdale Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goathland Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Lealholm Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stakesby Primary Academy 6.2 mi Good Last distance published