Graham School
Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, YO12 6QW
893 pupils · 69% of 1,299 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 42.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 11 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 181 | 128 | 310 | 141 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 121 | 273 | 135 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 224 | 129 | 298 | 169 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 251 | 171 | 302 | 205 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 227 | 137 | 217 | 169 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 199 | 103 | 191 | 130 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 242 | 122 | 195 | 159 |
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
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Scalby Academy 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Scarborough University Technical College 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- George Pindar School 5.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Filey Academy 12.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lady Lumley's Academy 22.5 km · Good (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.