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Scalby Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough YO12 6TH · scalby.coastandvale.academy · 01723 628607
On the mapSearch near YO12 6TH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.3
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 980
- 96% of 1,017 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 210 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 229 | 210 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 233 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 184 | 207 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 239 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 187 | 258 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.3, and 58.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.41 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121677)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.3 | +4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 51.9 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 24.9 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 3.7 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Scalby Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 106
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (25%) with SEND