Primary school in Whitby, North Yorkshire
Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ruswarp, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1NJ
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 10 February 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 36
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 34% full — 36 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 19 / 17
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 12%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Scarborough 003A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Helen Isaac
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Whitby West
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- URN
- 121525
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airy Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 85% | 0.8 mi |
| Stakesby Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 74% | 1 mi |
| East Whitby Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 1.1 mi |
| West Cliff Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 58% | 1.3 mi |
| Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 56% | 1.9 mi |
| Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 22% | 2.1 mi |
| Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 75% | 3.7 mi |
| Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 40% | 4.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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