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St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Sandybed Lane, Stepney, Scarborough YO12 5LH · sasyorks.org · 01723 363280
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.9
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 610
- 30 over 580 places · 105%
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 21.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 115 places were offered; 67% 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 | 115 | 169 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 135 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 135 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 107 | 134 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 112 | 132 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.9, and 51.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.44 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121714)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.7 | — |
| Sixth form college | 52.5 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 26.3 | +4.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8 | +2.8 |
| Employment | 6.8 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121714), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121714)
Feb 2014Requires 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 121714)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 17
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied