Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Ainthorpe Lane, Whitby, YO21 2NG
44 pupils · 63% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 11 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Castleton Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lealholm Primary School 6.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Glaisdale Primary School 7.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lingdale Primary School 8.8 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Lockwood Primary School 9.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 10 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.