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Barrowcliff School

Community school · Scarborough · YO12 6NQ

Ages 5–11 · 219 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

8.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.2%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
213

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill52%

219 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
219
Boys / girls
119 / 100
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
219 / 420 (52%)
Free school meals
55.3%
FSM pupils
121
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Rogers

Location

Address
Ash Grove
Postcode
YO12 6NQ
Town
Scarborough
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 219 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 55.3%.

Open schools in Scarborough
34
Primary schools in Scarborough
21
Academies among open schools in Scarborough
44% (15)
Open schools in YO12
14
Primary in YO12
8
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ScarboroughNear YO12

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Rogers
Telephone
01723351767
Website
http://www.barrowcliff.n-yorks.sch.uk/

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