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Welcome to West Cliff Primary

West Cliff Primary School is a warm and friendly community school that provides education from children aged 2-11. It currently has approximately 200 children on roll, divided into 9 classes (one for each year group & Rockpool).

One of our classes is a nursery class that takes children from 2 years old.  The school mainly takes children from the west side and the centre of Whitby - but is accessible from all parts of the town.

We pride ourselves on providing a warm and welcoming environment for children and adults alike, and we strive to provide the very best standard of education possible for our children.

The school has a before and after school club (The Ocean Fun Club), offering wraparound care for children from 7.45 until 5.15.  This is open to all children including our nursery children.  Prices are £2.50 for breakfast and £2.50 per hour after school.  Please book a place using the My Child at School app.

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16th July 2026

Yesterday, Years 5 and 6 headed to the beach to take on some very exciting challenges - Taskmaster style! ⛳ Create a mini golf hole from beach treasures 🪨 Stack stones to make the tallest tower 🙌 Transfer pebbles from bucket to bucket with absolutely no hands 💧 Fill a bucket with water... without going anywhere near the sea! Those are just to name a few! There were moments of genius, moments of chaos, and some excellent problem-solving strategies. Most importantly, there was lots of teamwork, laughter and determination! We had a great morning together 🐬🦭😊

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16th July 2026

The sun came out for us on our penultimate day and what better way to enjoy it than at the paddling pool! ☀️💦 There were smiles, laughter and plenty of fun all around. We can’t believe tomorrow is our final day already! See you tomorrow! Team Seal 25-26 🦭

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15th July 2026

🐢 T A S K M A S T E R with White Rose Maths! 🐢 Our Dolphins have had a great time this week delving into Task Master Challenges! Task 1 was to create a rule for a repeating pattern. Using shapes, numbers or pictures, the children needed to create a pattern that followed a rule. After creating them, they then needed to visit other teams and try to solve their pattern problems! Task 2 was to create a marble run, which required the marble to roll for a whole 20 seconds. This doesn’t sound very long, but we soon learned how long 20 seconds really is when you’re trying to make a marble keep moving! We have been so impressed with the problem-solving and teamwork skills of the children. These tasks were quite frustrating at points, but they tried so hard to achieve the task criteria. As always, we’re very proud! We can’t wait to see how the Dolphins perform in the remaining Task Master challenges!

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At West Cliff Primary

Our aspirational curriculum is designed to recognise and build on children’s prior learning and develop inquisitive, curious, resilient and independent learners who are willing to ‘tame their tigers’. Reading and digital literacy are at the heart of our daily learning, opening up new learning opportunities.

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At West Cliff Primary

Our ever-developing bespoke curriculum will provide our pupils with the opportunity to develop a rich and deep subject knowledge and understand the purpose and value of their learning. Whilst celebrating Whitby’s heritage and locality, we promote opportunities to explore the wider world.

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At West Cliff Primary

Our school pledges and Beach School status at the core of our curriculum, value all subjects; help our pupils to be ambitious and creative; and prepare them for their future lives.