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George Pindar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Moor Lane, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LW · gps.hlt.academy · 01723 582194
On the mapSearch near YO11 3LW
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.4
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 730
- 78% of 939 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 171 families put the school first and 156 places were offered; 88% 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 | 156 | 171 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 162 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 145 | 155 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 158 | 152 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 154 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.4, and 17.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.79 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121674)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | −3.6 |
| Sixth form college | 26.5 | −11.7 |
| Further education | 28.6 | −8 |
| Other education | 2 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.2 | +9.4 |
| Employment | 12.2 | +2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.1 | +4.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected George Pindar School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121674), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121674)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121674)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 120
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 24 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 25 parents (21%) with SEND