Cambian Scarborough School
Unit 11, Plaxton Park, Cayton Low Road, Scarborough, YO11 3BQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Michelle Blackburn
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 15
- URN
- 134660
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723582073
About this school
Cambian Scarborough School is an independent special school in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 15 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cambian Scarborough School 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
Cambian Scarborough School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2004, 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 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.5 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | - | - |
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 Cambian Scarborough 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 18 |
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
- 15
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scarborough College2.0 miles
Independent schools · Scarborough
-
Springhead School2.3 miles
Special schools · Scarborough
-
Westwood Academy2.9 miles
Academies · Scarborough
-
The Woodlands Academy3.4 miles
Academies · Scarborough
-
Brompton Hall School6.2 miles
Academies · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
- Brompton Hall School Academies
- Springhead 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 Cambian Scarborough School teach?
- Cambian Scarborough School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Cambian Scarborough School?
- The headteacher of Cambian Scarborough School is Ms Michelle Blackburn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambian Scarborough School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cambian Scarborough School 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 big is Cambian Scarborough School?
- Cambian Scarborough School has 15 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Cambian Scarborough School full?
- Cambian Scarborough School has capacity for 20 pupils and 15 on roll (75%), 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 Cambian Scarborough School a faith school?
- No. Cambian Scarborough School has no designated religious character.
- What are Cambian Scarborough School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambian Scarborough 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 24 July 2026.