Filey Junior School
West Road, Filey, YO14 9LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Taylor
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 271
- URN
- 121459
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723513076
About this school
Filey Junior School is a community primary school in Filey. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 271 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 63 | 71 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 56% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 66% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 66% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Filey Junior 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 | 48% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Filey Junior School compares
Filey Junior School ranked 151st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.6% | 36.4% | 271 | — |
| Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy | — | 4.3% | 35.6% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Hunmanby Primary School | 60% | 5.8% | 25.3% | 233 | 2.2 miles |
| Cayton Community Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 19.5% | 210 | 3.7 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 42% | 8.2% | 60.5% | 110 | 4.5 miles |
| Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School | 55% | 6.5% | 47.8% | 391 | 4.5 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)
- 36.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Filey
-
Hunmanby Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Filey
-
Cayton Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy4.5 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Scarborough
Other schools in Filey
- Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy Primary
- Hunmanby Primary School Primary
- Filey Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Filey Junior School teach?
- Filey Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Filey.
- Who is the headteacher of Filey Junior School?
- The headteacher of Filey Junior School is Mr Michael Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Filey Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Filey Junior 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 Filey Junior School?
- Filey Junior School has 271 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Filey Junior School full?
- Filey Junior School has capacity for 320 pupils and 271 on roll (85%), 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 Filey Junior School a faith school?
- No. Filey Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Filey Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Filey Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Filey Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Filey Junior School rank locally?
- Filey Junior School ranked 151st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Filey Junior School's absence rate?
- Filey Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Filey Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Filey Junior 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.