Scalby Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Fieldstead Crescent, Scarborough, YO12 6TH
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
29.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
980
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,017 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
222 of 233 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
437
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 233 | 222 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 153 | 9 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 437 | 231 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Robertson
- Address
- Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough, YO12 6TH
- Phone
- 01723628607
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Newby · Scarborough and Whitby
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 143288
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
980 pupils · 1,017 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,012 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 172 | 32% | 72% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 171 | 25% | 65% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 165 | 27% | 63% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 125 | 5% | 36% | 59% | |
| History | 96 | 32% | 58% | 67% | |
| Geography | 91 | 25% | 60% | 73% | |
| French | 79 | 32% | 97% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 20% | 59% | 80% | |
| Biology | 45 | 42% | 87% | 96% | |
| Physics | 45 | 29% | 84% | 89% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 36% | 80% | 89% | |
| Religious Studies | 41 | 22% | 61% | 76% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.