Springhead School
Barry's Lane, Scarborough, YO12 4HA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Elizabeth Cargill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 97
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 121772
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723367829
About this school
Springhead School is a community special school in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 109 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Springhead 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.15%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 27.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scarborough College0.8 miles
Independent schools · Scarborough
-
Westwood Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Scarborough
-
The Woodlands Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Scarborough
-
Cambian Scarborough School2.3 miles
Special schools · Scarborough
-
Brompton Hall School6.2 miles
Academies · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
- Brompton Hall School Academies
- Cambian Scarborough School Special schools
- The Woodlands Academy Academies
- Westwood Academy Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Springhead School teach?
- Springhead School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Springhead School?
- The headteacher of Springhead School is Ms Elizabeth Cargill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springhead School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springhead 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 Springhead School?
- Springhead School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Springhead School full?
- Springhead School has capacity for 97 pupils and 109 on roll (112%), 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 Springhead School a faith school?
- No. Springhead School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Springhead School have?
- The schools register lists Springhead School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Springhead School's absence rate?
- Springhead School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springhead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springhead 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.