Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
Braeburn, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EBOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Gill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ebor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 146312
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723582616
About this school
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 316 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 52 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 50% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 65% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 62% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 67% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Braeburn Primary and Nursery 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 | 30% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 390 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy compares
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 202nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 7.6% | 70.2% | 316 | — |
| Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School | 55% | 6.5% | 47.8% | 391 | 0.4 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 42% | 8.2% | 60.5% | 110 | 0.5 miles |
| Cayton Community Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 19.5% | 210 | 1.1 miles |
| Seamer and Irton Community Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 401 | 1.5 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough | 77% | 5.7% | 12.2% | 275 | 1.6 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)
- 70.21%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 24.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Scarborough
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St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy0.5 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Cayton Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough1.6 miles
Primary · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy ranks 14th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Scarborough.
- Barrowcliff School 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
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School Primary
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy teach?
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy?
- The headteacher of Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy is Miss Victoria Gill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Braeburn Primary and Nursery 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 Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy full?
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy has capacity for 460 pupils and 316 on roll (69%), 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 Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy is part of EBOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy rank locally?
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 202nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Braeburn Primary and Nursery 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 10 July 2026.