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Whitby School

Prospect Hill, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1LA · URN 121667

Public data summary

4.7

out of 10 · 27 data sources

Coverage 79% · Strong

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Requires Improvement
Pupils: 534
Age range: 11–19
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,539
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.10
GCSE Attainment 8: 43.9
A-level average: D+
Sustained education: 37.0%
University: 32.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 13.4%
Persistent absence: 44.3%
Free school meals: 25.3%
SEN support: 17.4%
English additional language: 1.5%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 11.2:1
Average class size: 22.6
Staff turnover: 23.2%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

5.1

5 contributing signals

Progress

5.5

3 contributing signals

Attendance

3.8

6 contributing signals

Resources

2.8

5 contributing signals

Equity

4.8

3 contributing signals

Destinations

5.8

5 contributing signals

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