Filey Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Muston Road, Filey, YO14 0HG
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.9%
35.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
461
Capacity used
Has space54%
855 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
87 of 87 families who put it first got an offer
93
Places offered
129
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 87 | 87 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 23 | 1 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 129 | 88 | 68% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hayley Pegg
- Address
- Muston Road, Filey, YO14 0HG
- Phone
- 01723628608
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Filey · Thirsk and Malton
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149205
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
461 pupils · 855 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 490 pupils
Attendance
86.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
35.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
11.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
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 | 39.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 66 | — |
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 | 66 | 6% | 52% | 67% | |
| English Language | 66 | 9% | 42% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 63 | 2% | 19% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 63 | 10% | 48% | 67% | |
| Geography | 42 | 2% | 12% | 31% | |
| History | 31 | 10% | 23% | 35% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 24 | 8% | 21% | 25% | |
| Spanish | 23 | 17% | 65% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 18 | 0% | 0% | 28% | |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 13% | 33% | 67% | |
| Design & Technology | 14 | 7% | 29% | 50% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.