George Pindar School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Moor Lane, Scarborough, YO11 3LW
44
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 14/01/2025
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
85.8%
38.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
730
Capacity used
Has space78%
939 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
154 of 162 families who put it first got an offer
156
Places offered
239
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 162 | 154 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 239 | 156 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jonny Willis
- Address
- Moor Lane, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LW
- Phone
- 01723582194
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Eastfield · Scarborough and Whitby
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 146819
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
730 pupils · 939 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 764 pupils
Attendance
85.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
38.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
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 | 30.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.76 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 15% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 134 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 134 | 4% | 22% | 48% | |
| English Language | 134 | 7% | 40% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 134 | 4% | 23% | 42% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 0% | 10% | 27% | |
| History | 102 | 1% | 11% | 19% | |
| Geography | 38 | 21% | 32% | 45% | |
| Biology | 22 | 32% | 91% | 95% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 5% | 32% | 32% | |
| Physics | 21 | 29% | 71% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 24% | 86% | 100% | |
| Music | 17 | 0% | 12% | 41% | |
| German | 8 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
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) |
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.