Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Seamer Road, Scarborough, YO12 4HF
180 pupils · 58% of 310 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 41.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 15 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 21 | 44 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 12 | 38 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 23 | 49 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 12 | 32 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 13 | 27 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 25 | 42 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 25 | 33 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Gladstone Road Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Friarage Community Academy 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Barrowcliff School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.