Scalby Academy
Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough, YO12 6TH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Christopher Robertson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,017
- Pupils on roll
- 980
- URN
- 143288
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723628607
About this school
Scalby Academy is a secondary academy in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 980 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 9 October 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 191 | 189 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 51.1 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.44 +0.23 to +0.64 | +0.55 +0.35 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 64.6% | 58.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.8% | 76% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 43.9% | 45.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
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 Scalby Academy 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 | 47.7 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 981 |
| 2023/24 | 960 |
| 2024/25 | 969 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scalby Academy compares
Scalby Academy ranked 16th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 10.8% | 28.1% | 980 | — |
| Graham School | 38.3 | 13.4% | 37.5% | 893 | 1.0 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 48.9 | 7.2% | 19.7% | 610 | 1.5 miles |
| Scarborough University Technical College | 44 | 8.9% | 22.1% | 275 | 1.8 miles |
| George Pindar School | 33.4 | 14.2% | 39.6% | 730 | 4.2 miles |
| Filey Academy | 35.7 | 13.1% | 34.7% | 461 | 8.1 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)
- 28.07%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.79%
- Persistent absence
- 29.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Graham School1.0 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
Scarborough University Technical College1.8 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
George Pindar School4.2 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
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Filey Academy8.1 miles
Secondary · Filey
Other schools in Scarborough
Scalby Academy ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Scarborough.
- George Pindar School Secondary
- Graham School Secondary
- Scarborough University Technical College Secondary
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy Secondary
- 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 Scalby Academy teach?
- Scalby Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Scalby Academy?
- The headteacher of Scalby Academy is Headteacher Christopher Robertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scalby Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scalby Academy, 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 Scalby Academy?
- Scalby Academy has 980 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Scalby Academy full?
- Scalby Academy has capacity for 1,017 pupils and 980 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Scalby Academy a faith school?
- No. Scalby Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Scalby Academy a selective school?
- No. Scalby Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Scalby Academy?
- Scalby Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Scalby Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.7 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scalby Academy rank locally?
- Scalby Academy ranked 16th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scalby Academy's absence rate?
- Scalby Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scalby Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scalby Academy'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 2 July 2026.