Cayton Community Primary School
Mill Lane, Cayton, Scarborough, YO11 3NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Juliet Monaghan
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 121358
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723582910
About this school
Cayton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 72% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 17% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Cayton 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 | 69% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cayton Community Primary School compares
Cayton Community Primary School ranked 123rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.6% | 19.5% | 210 | — |
| Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School | 55% | 6.5% | 47.8% | 391 | 0.9 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 42% | 8.2% | 60.5% | 110 | 1.0 miles |
| Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy | 41% | 7.6% | 70.2% | 316 | 1.1 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough | 77% | 5.7% | 12.2% | 275 | 2.0 miles |
| Wheatcroft Community Primary School | 36% | 6.7% | 28.8% | 201 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 9.19%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Scarborough
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St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy1.0 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough2.0 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Wheatcroft Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
Cayton Community Primary School ranks 8th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Scarborough.
- Barrowcliff School Primary
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Brompton and Sawdon 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
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cayton Community Primary School teach?
- Cayton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Cayton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cayton Community Primary School is Mrs Juliet Monaghan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cayton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cayton 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 Cayton Community Primary School?
- Cayton Community Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cayton Community Primary School full?
- Cayton Community Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 210 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 Cayton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cayton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cayton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cayton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cayton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cayton Community Primary School rank locally?
- Cayton Community Primary School ranked 123rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cayton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Cayton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cayton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cayton 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.