Airy Hill Primary School

School overview

Airy Hill Primary School is a primary school serving Whitby, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 189 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 50.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Airy Hill Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 8.0%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. Airy Hill Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.