Scarborough College
Filey Road, Scarborough, YO11 3BA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Guy Emmett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 625
- Pupils on roll
- 623
- URN
- 121730
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723360620
About this school
Scarborough College is an independent school in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 623 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Scarborough College under its current framework. 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
Scarborough College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1932, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 72 | 83 | 77 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | 37.0 | 38.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Scarborough College 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 | 39.1 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 534 |
| 2023/24 | 574 |
| 2024/25 | 572 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 148
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springhead School0.8 miles
Special schools · Scarborough
-
Westwood Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Scarborough
-
The Woodlands Academy2.0 miles
Academies · Scarborough
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Cambian Scarborough School2.0 miles
Special schools · Scarborough
-
Brompton Hall School6.9 miles
Academies · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
- Childhaven Community Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Scarborough College teach?
- Scarborough College teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headmaster of Scarborough College?
- The headmaster of Scarborough College is Mr Guy Emmett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scarborough College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Scarborough College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Scarborough College?
- Scarborough College has 623 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Scarborough College full?
- Scarborough College has capacity for 625 pupils and 623 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Scarborough College a faith school?
- No. Scarborough College has no designated religious character.
- Is Scarborough College a selective school?
- No. Scarborough College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Scarborough College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.1 in 2022/23 and 38.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Scarborough College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scarborough College'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 24 July 2026.