Schools in Scarborough

About schools in Scarborough

Most of the 34 schools listed in Scarborough are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 20 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Childhaven Community Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools21

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barrowcliff School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Cayton Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• East Ayton Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Friarage Community Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Gladstone Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Hackness Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Lindhead School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  23%

  expected standard
• Newby and Scalby Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Seamer and Irton Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Wheatcroft Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Wykeham Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• George Pindar School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  33.4

  Attainment 8
• Graham School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.3

  Attainment 8
• Scalby Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.3

  Attainment 8
• Scarborough University Technical College

  University technical college · Ages 13 to 19

  44.0

  Attainment 8
• St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.9

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Scarborough Sixth Form College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Brompton Hall School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 8 to 16

• Cambian Scarborough School

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

• Springhead School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

• The Woodlands Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 16

• Westwood Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 11 to 16

Independent schools1

• Scarborough College

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

Common questions about schools in Scarborough

How many schools are in Scarborough?

OfferDay lists 34 schools in Scarborough, including 21 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Scarborough?

Every school in Scarborough is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Scarborough?

OfferDay ranks schools in Scarborough where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.