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Graham School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Woodlands Drive, Scarborough YO12 6QW · gra.hlt.academy · 01723 366451
On the mapSearch near YO12 6QW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.3
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 893
- 69% of 1,299 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 181 places were offered; 100% 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 | 181 | 128 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 121 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 129 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 251 | 171 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 227 | 137 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.3, and 28.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121675)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 39.3 | +1.7 |
| Further education | 34.1 | +2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −1 |
| Employment | 5.7 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.8 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Graham School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121675), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121675)
Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121675)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Positive
- 60%
- Replies
- 46
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 17 parents (37%) whose child was bullied
based on 16 parents (35%) with SEND