Wheatcroft Community Primary School, Scarborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "There are seven classes in total; Bluebells (our reception class), Class 1 & 2 (Key Stage 1) and Classes 3, 4, 5, 6 (Key Stage 2). The main school building has six classrooms, a school library, offices, an IT suite and a large hall which is used for PE, Music, School Assemblies and lunch."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, orchestra and maths club.

The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm, from £4 per morning.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Wheatcroft Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% 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 77% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Wheatcroft Community Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 Wheatcroft Community Primary School are St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough (under 0.1 miles, Good, 95% reading, 85% maths); Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 92% reading, 88% maths); St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1.2 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths); and Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 71% maths).

Wheatcroft Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (6%).

Wheatcroft Community Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Scarborough Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wheatcroft School (nw-bound), 60 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 72 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wheatcroft Community Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wheatcroft Community Primary School are Scarborough University Technical College (1.1 miles), George Pindar School (1.7 miles) and St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1.7 miles).