Seamer and Irton Community Primary School
Denison Avenue, Seamer, Scarborough, YO12 4QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Webb
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 121357
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723863489
About this school
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 401 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 59 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 44% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 61% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 54% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 65% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Seamer and Irton Community 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 | 39% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seamer and Irton Community Primary School compares
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School ranked 136th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 401 | — |
| Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy | 41% | 7.6% | 70.2% | 316 | 1.5 miles |
| Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School | 55% | 6.5% | 47.8% | 391 | 1.8 miles |
| East Ayton Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 12.4% | 188 | 1.9 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 42% | 8.2% | 60.5% | 110 | 1.9 miles |
| Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy | 77% | 5% | 45.5% | 180 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.79%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
East Ayton Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy1.9 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School ranks 10th 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
- Gladstone Road Primary School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Seamer and Irton Community Primary School teach?
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Seamer and Irton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seamer and Irton Community Primary School is Mr Robert Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seamer and Irton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seamer and Irton Community 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 big is Seamer and Irton Community Primary School?
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School has 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seamer and Irton Community Primary School full?
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 401 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Seamer and Irton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seamer and Irton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seamer and Irton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seamer and Irton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Seamer and Irton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seamer and Irton Community Primary School rank locally?
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School ranked 136th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seamer and Irton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seamer and Irton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seamer and Irton Community 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 30 June 2026.