Whitby SchoolScalby Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Whitby School and Scalby Academy are secondary schools.
Whitby School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Scalby Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Scalby Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Whitby School was judged Requires improvement and Scalby Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.8 for Whitby School and 49.9 for Scalby Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Whitby School (47.4 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Scalby Academy (48.1 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WhitbyWhitby School | ScarboroughScalby Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C65/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 38th of 41 in North Yorkshire | 13th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 975 | 980 | |
| Capacity | 1,539 | 1,017 | |
| Location | Whitby, YO21 1LA | Scarborough, YO12 6TH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.8 | 49.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.3% | 65.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.6% | 80.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 162 | 171 | |
| 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 | 969 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.9% | 28.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 5.1% | |
| SEN support | 13.4% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.1% | 10.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 37.0% | 29.6% 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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