Stakesby Primary Academy

Stakesby Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all domains. The school emphasizes commitment, kindness, and excellence, which resonates with the pupils as they express enjoyment in learning and take pride in their community contributions. The teaching staff is well-equipped and fosters a supportive environment, particularly in subjects like art and mathematics, leading to positive educational outcomes for the students. The school is also committed to the development of pupils' character, preparing them for life in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate strong commitment to school values.
• Teachers create enjoyable learning experiences.
• Exceptional teaching in art and design.
• Leaders provide effective support and training for teachers.
• Reading is effectively promoted starting in early years.
• Strong emphasis on pupil safety and well-being.
• Pupils engage actively in their local community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff lack detailed information to support pupils with SEND effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stakesby Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Stakesby Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stakesby Primary Academy had 30.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.6% of pupils at Stakesby Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Stakesby Primary Academy received £6,752 and spent £6,680 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £9,000 (£45 per pupil).

Across all 32 schools of The Enquire Learning Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,034 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Whitby · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Stakesby Primary Academy is part of The Enquire Learning Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• East Whitby Primary Academy Whitby
• Roseberry Academy Middlesbrough
• Stokesley Primary Academy Middlesbrough
• Rose Wood Academy Middlesbrough
• Easterside Academy Middlesbrough
• High Clarence Academy Middlesbrough
• Oakdene Primary Academy Billingham
• Yarm Primary School Yarm
• Harrow Gate Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Hardwick Green Primary Academy Stockton-On-Tees

What is Stakesby Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stakesby Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Stakesby Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Stakesby Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Stakesby Primary Academy have?

Stakesby Primary Academy has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stakesby Primary Academy cover?

Stakesby Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Stakesby Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stakesby Primary Academy?

Stakesby Primary Academy is at Byland Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1HY.