Westwood Academy, Scarborough

Across North Yorkshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in North Yorkshire lodged 207 appeals against secondary school offers; 148 reached a hearing and 33 succeeded (22.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Westwood Academy are Scarborough University Technical College (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Graham School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.2); and Scalby Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9).

Westwood Academy is one of 16 schools run by Venn Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 6 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 17% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 17% to a further education college.

The nearest railway station is Scarborough Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Valley Bridge (n-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Westwood Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 642 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Westwood Academy are Gladstone Road Primary School (0.3 miles); Friarage Community Academy (0.6 miles); Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy (0.9 miles); and Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.