George Pindar School
Moor Lane, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonny Willis
- Sponsor
- Hope Sentamu Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 939
- Pupils on roll
- 730
- URN
- 146819
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723582194
About this school
George Pindar School is a secondary academy in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 730 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected George Pindar School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 121 | 98 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | 30.9 | 33.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.72 to -0.20 | -0.76 -1.04 to -0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 15.3% | 17.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 37.8% | 45.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 18.4% | 9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
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 George Pindar 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.9 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.4 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 660 |
| 2023/24 | 681 |
| 2024/25 | 727 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Pindar School compares
George Pindar School ranked 40th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.4 | 14.2% | 39.6% | 730 | — |
| Scarborough University Technical College | 44 | 8.9% | 22.1% | 275 | 2.4 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 48.9 | 7.2% | 19.7% | 610 | 2.8 miles |
| Graham School | 38.3 | 13.4% | 37.5% | 893 | 3.4 miles |
| Scalby Academy | 48.3 | 10.8% | 28.1% | 980 | 4.2 miles |
| Filey Academy | 35.7 | 13.1% | 34.7% | 461 | 4.3 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)
- 39.61%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 14.16%
- Persistent absence
- 38.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scarborough University Technical College2.4 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
Graham School3.4 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
Scalby Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
Filey Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Filey
Other schools in Scarborough
George Pindar School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Scarborough.
- Graham School Secondary
- Scalby Academy 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 ages does George Pindar School teach?
- George Pindar School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Scarborough.
- Who is the headteacher of George Pindar School?
- The headteacher of George Pindar School is Mr Jonny Willis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has George Pindar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Pindar 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 many pupils are at George Pindar School?
- George Pindar School has 730 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is George Pindar School full?
- George Pindar School has capacity for 939 pupils and 730 on roll (78%), 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 George Pindar School a faith school?
- No. George Pindar School has no designated religious character.
- Is George Pindar School part of an academy trust?
- George Pindar School is part of HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have George Pindar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.4 in 2022/23 and 33.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Pindar School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- George Pindar School ranked 40th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Pindar School's absence rate?
- George Pindar School's overall absence rate is 14.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Pindar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Pindar 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 10 July 2026.