Schools and Education in Scarborough

There are 20 schools in Scarborough (excluding independent schools), including 11 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Scarborough has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Scarborough under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Scarborough Education Profile

The median school in Scarborough has 30% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 22nd highest figure in North Yorkshire. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Scarborough's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Scarborough is 18.59 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 113th lowest ratio in North Yorkshire, and the 154th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Scarborough operating with pupil referral units offer 25 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

11

0% Outstanding • 27% Good

Secondaries

4

0% Outstanding • 50% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Scarborough

Most of Scarborough's primary schools have been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, amounting to 5 schools or 45% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and high - about 27% and 27% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 27% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Scarborough's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Barrowcliff School 2–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Friarage Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Low
Gladstone Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 835
Requires improvement
Low
High
Newby and Scalby Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Very high
Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 3–11 yrs 105
Good
Roman Catholic
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough 4–11 yrs 280
Good
High
High
Church of England
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Roman Catholic
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 310
Requires improvement
High
Low
Wheatcroft Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good

Scarborough Secondary Schools

Most of Scarborough's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and very high - about 25% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 50% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Scarborough's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Graham School 11–16 yrs 1,299
Very low
Scalby School 11–16 yrs 1,017
Good
Very high
Good
Scarborough University Technical College 13–19 yrs 600
Good
Very low
Very low
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy 11–16 yrs 563
Low
Roman Catholic

Sixth Form Schools in Scarborough

Most of Scarborough's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Scarborough Sixth Form College 16–19 yrs
Good

Scarborough Pupil Referral Units

Most of Scarborough's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Scarborough's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit 11–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 27 Jul 2023