Scalby Academy, Scarborough
Scalby Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Scarborough, part of Delta Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the highest of the 5 schools in Scarborough with published results, and 995th of 3,298 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Well above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Scalby Academy in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Scalby Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Yorkshire and 47 across England.
66% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in North Yorkshire and 47% in England.
That is up from 48.3 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.55: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.3, against 53.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.5 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.
Getting a place at Scalby Academy
For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Scalby Academy as their first choice and 433 named it as one of their preferences, for 229 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Scalby Academy are Graham School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.2); St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Scarborough University Technical College (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); and George Pindar School (4.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 32.1).
Scalby Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Graham SchoolSt Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academyScarborough University Technical CollegeGeorge Pindar School
The trust
Scalby Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 in 2024/25.
What parents say
106 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Scalby Academy (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 189 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.
Who goes there
6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 72 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 42 (4.3%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Scarborough Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scalby School (s-bound), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 112 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Scalby Academy issued 543 suspensions, 56 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Scalby Academy are Newby and Scalby Academy (0.2 miles); Barrowcliff School (0.5 miles); St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (0.6 miles); and Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Newby and Scalby AcademyBarrowcliff SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyScarborough, Northstead Community Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils display a thirst for learning at this highly ambitious and aspirational school. The school has extremely high expectations for all pupils. Pupils make incredible progress through the curriculum and achieve outcomes that are significantly above national averages. Disadvantaged pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve extremely well.
Pupils behave well in lessons and at social times. They recognise that the behaviour system is fair and helps to create a calm atmosphere in the classroom. Pupils who require further support with their behaviour attend the 'access to learning centre'. This provision provides high-quality support to a small number of pupils. The attendance of some pupils is lower than leaders would like and significantly below the national average.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has faced a challenging year. The discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in the school has led to the enforced closure of a large area of the building. Staff, pupils and parents recognise the positive way that school leaders have responded to this challenge. The school has shown remarkable resilience through this period and managed to maintain an exceptionally high standard of education for its pupils.
The school has made some recent changes to the curriculum to ensure that pupils at key stage 3 receive a broad and balanced offer. The curriculum is well considered and ambitious. The school has taken care to ensure that all pupils have access to the curriculum. Teachers have identified effective strategies to achieve this. For example, the use of different methods to check pupils' understanding and the use of different questioning techniques. Teachers consistently implement these strategies across the school. As a result, the quality of work in pupils' books is of a consistently high standard.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
28.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
106 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from 0.44 to 0.55 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 47.7 to 49.9 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 58% to 66% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 49.9 | 65.5% |
| Disadvantaged(40) | - | 37.3 | 47.5% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(131) | - | 53.8 | 71% |
| Boys(83) | - | 46.6 | 59% |
| Girls(88) | - | 53.1 | 71.6% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(9) | - | 54.3 | 77.8% |
| Non mobile(164) | - | 51.2 | 67.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 2 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 189 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
1
Permanent exclusions
0.10%
Exclusion rate
543
Suspensions
56.04%
Suspension rate
86 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 969 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Scalby Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
959 pupils
1,017 places
58 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Scarborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Scarborough
Across North Yorkshire council
Places available
7,086
Applications
5,586
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All secondary applications across North Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
72
SEN Support
42
EHC Plans
11.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
980
Total Pupils
498
Boys
482
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
56
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,761
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,096
Per pupil
£7365k
Total funding
£275k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.8%
Overall absence
29.6%
Persistent absence
1,012
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Scalby Academy
What are GCSE results like at Scalby Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Scalby Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 49.9. 66% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Scalby Academy's Ofsted rating?
Scalby Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Scalby Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Scalby Academy is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Scalby Academy?
Scalby Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 1017 places.
How big are the classes at Scalby Academy?
Classes at Scalby Academy average 27.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Scalby Academy?
Scalby Academy has around 980 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Scalby Academy?
10.8% of sessions were missed at Scalby Academy in 2024/25. 29.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Scalby Academy?
Apply through North Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Scalby Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Scalby Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Scalby Academy?
Scalby Academy is at Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6TH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)