Cambian Scarborough School, Scarborough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at bringing disengaged pupils back into education through caring, personalised support. Pupils benefit from strong relationships with staff and access to pastoral care that helps them talk openly about their emotions. The school also provides excellent preparation for adulthood through real work experience and community involvement.
Key Strengths
- Strong pastoral support and mental health focus that helps pupils feel positive about education
- Personalised behaviour management with individual weekly targets and rewards system
- Broad, tailored curriculum with specialist teachers in each subject area
- Effective careers guidance and work experience opportunities including volunteering and construction workshops
- Community engagement through charitable projects and educational visits to diverse locations
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment tasks at the end of units do not consistently match what has been taught, making it difficult to identify knowledge gaps
- Phonics support for early readers is not precise enough, meaning some pupils do not develop reading skills quickly enough
- The system for checking what pupils know and remember needs further refinement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders demonstrating secure knowledge to ensure pupils' interests are prioritised.
Extracurricular Activities
Volunteering at local care home, construction workshops, educational visits to multi-faith centres, community projects (outdoor furniture making for hospice, charitable work for vulnerable people centre), debate activities
Cambian Scarborough School is a special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs that nurtures pupils back into full-time education with a strong focus on mental health and well-being. The school has been rated Good overall and meets all independent school standards.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
15 pupils
20 capacity
5 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Scarborough
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Admissions Demand - North Yorkshire
Places available
7,139
Applications
5,644
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
98.7%
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