Gladstone Road Primary School
Wooler Street, Scarborough, YO12 7DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Garry Johnson
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 835
- Pupils on roll
- 680
- URN
- 121319
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723372566
About this school
Gladstone Road Primary School is a community primary school in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 680 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gladstone Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 116 | 106 | 99 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 4% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 73% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 73% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gladstone Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 719 |
| 2023/24 | 706 |
| 2024/25 | 726 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gladstone Road Primary School compares
Gladstone Road Primary School ranked 81st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.6% | 36.1% | 680 | — |
| Friarage Community Academy | 51% | 7.6% | 55.3% | 249 | 0.7 miles |
| Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School | 64% | 6.5% | 33.9% | 560 | 0.8 miles |
| Barrowcliff School | 30% | 8.2% | 58.3% | 219 | 0.9 miles |
| Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy | 77% | 5% | 45.5% | 180 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 63% | 5.2% | 13.9% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.09%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 16.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Friarage Community Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Barrowcliff School0.9 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy0.9 miles
Primary · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
Gladstone Road Primary School ranks 3rd of the 18 ranked primary schools in Scarborough.
- Barrowcliff School Primary
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School Primary
- Cayton Community Primary School Primary
- East Ayton Community Primary School Primary
- Friarage Community Academy Primary
- Hackness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton Primary
- Lindhead School Primary
- Newby and Scalby Academy Primary
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School Primary
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gladstone Road Primary School teach?
- Gladstone Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Gladstone Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gladstone Road Primary School is Mr Garry Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gladstone Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gladstone Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gladstone Road Primary School?
- Gladstone Road Primary School has 680 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gladstone Road Primary School full?
- Gladstone Road Primary School has capacity for 835 pupils and 680 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gladstone Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gladstone Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gladstone Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gladstone Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gladstone Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gladstone Road Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Gladstone Road Primary School ranked 81st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gladstone Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Gladstone Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gladstone Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gladstone Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.