Schools in Scarborough
Scarborough's 34 schools span a coastal and rural area administered by North Yorkshire Council. The town has 21 primaries and five secondaries, with 14 academy schools and eight faith-designated settings. Scarborough has a diverse educational offer from coastal town schools to rural village primaries serving the Vale of Pickering hinterland.
North Yorkshire became a unitary authority in 2023, bringing all school admissions under a single coordinating body. Secondary schools in Scarborough serve a wide rural catchment as well as the town itself - families in villages like Filey, Bridlington, and Whitby should confirm their allocation zone before applying, as North Yorkshire's catchment boundaries were revised following the reorganisation.
School demand in Scarborough
Across the 31 schools in Scarborough with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Scarborough have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
14 of the schools in Scarborough are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of North Yorkshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
17 of the schools in Scarborough have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Scarborough: 3 oversubscribed (21)
Barrowcliff School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO12 6NQ
Gladstone Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO12 7DD
Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO12 6LP
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO11 3XJ
Wheatcroft Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO11 3BW
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO12 4QX
Cayton Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO11 3NN
Lindhead School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO13 0DG
Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO13 9DL
East Ayton Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Scarborough · YO13 9EW
Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Scarborough · YO13 9AF
Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Scarborough · YO12 4SS
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Scarborough · YO11 3BW
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Scarborough · YO12 4HF
Newby and Scalby Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO12 5JA
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Scarborough · YO11 3LG
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO11 3RE
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO12 6LX
Friarage Community Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Scarborough · YO11 1HS
Hackness Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO13 0JN
Wykeham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO13 9QB
Secondary Schools in Scarborough (5)
Scarborough University Technical College
Secondary · University technical college
Scarborough · YO11 2JW
Scalby Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO12 6TH
Graham School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Scarborough · YO12 6QW
George Pindar School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Scarborough · YO11 3LW
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Scarborough · YO12 5LH
Other Schools in Scarborough (8)
Childhaven Community Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Scarborough · YO11 1UB
Scarborough College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Scarborough · YO11 3BA
Springhead School
Not applicable · Community special school
Scarborough · YO12 4HA
Scarborough Sixth Form College
All through · Further education
Scarborough · YO12 5LF
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Scarborough · YO11 2PG
Cambian Scarborough School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Scarborough · YO11 3BQ
The Woodlands Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Scarborough · YO12 6QN
Brompton Hall School
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led
Scarborough · YO13 9DB
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Scarborough are set by North Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.