Lindhead School, Scarborough

In its own words: "Lindhead School is a primary school for children aged 4 to 11, situated in the village of Burniston, north of Scarborough. We serve families from Burniston, Cloughton, Scarborough and the surrounding villages. We want children to feel safe, happy and ready to learn."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A great place to start is our Aims, Vision and Ethos page , where you can watch a short video introduction to Lindhead School. This gives an overview of our school, our curriculum, our values, and the approaches that help our children learn, grow and thrive."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Lindhead School reached the expected standard in reading and 48% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Lindhead School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lindhead School are Newby and Scalby Academy (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 77% maths); St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (2.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (2.8 miles, Requires improvement, 80% reading, 78% maths); and Barrowcliff School (2.9 miles, Good, 52% reading, 42% maths).

Lindhead School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 5 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lindhead School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tidds Corner (n-bound), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Lindhead School issued 40 suspensions, 18.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.