Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School, Scarborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher of Northstead Community Primary School, my purpose is simple and steadfast: to create a school where every child and every member of staff can learn, grow and thrive in a safe, joyful and vibrant environment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics and gymnastics.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 66% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School are St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Barrowcliff School (0.5 miles, Good, 52% reading, 42% maths); Newby and Scalby Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 77% maths); and Gladstone Road Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths).

Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

33.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Scarborough Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Northstead School (nw-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 385 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.

In 2024/25, Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School issued 62 suspensions, 10.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School are Scalby Academy (0.6 miles), Graham School (1.1 miles), St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1.3 miles) and Scarborough University Technical College (1.3 miles).