Whitby SchoolFreebrough Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Whitby School and Freebrough Academy are secondary schools.
Whitby School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Freebrough Academy scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Freebrough Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Whitby School was judged Requires improvement and Freebrough Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.5 for Whitby School and 46.4 for Freebrough Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Whitby School (47.4 in 2021-22, 39.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Freebrough Academy (50.2 in 2021-22, 46.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WhitbyWhitby School | Saltburn-by-the-SeaFreebrough Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 38th of 41 in North Yorkshire | 1st of 10 in Redcar and Cleveland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,041 | 821 | |
| Capacity | 1,539 | 1,000 | |
| Location | Whitby, YO21 1LA | Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.5 | 46.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.0% | 59.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.7% | 74.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.7% | 47.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | 4.27 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 225 | 142 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 17 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 25.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,041 | 821 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.9% | 41.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 0.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.4% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.1% | 11.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 37.0% | 28.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Whitby School
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