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Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School

Community school · Scarborough · YO12 6LP

Ages 4–11 · 560 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

7.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)33%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.4%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
544

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 fill89%

560 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
560
Boys / girls
290 / 270
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
560 / 630 (89%)
Free school meals
33.6%
FSM pupils
188
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 Shaun Hopper

Location

Address
Maple Drive
Postcode
YO12 6LP
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 4–11, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 560 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.6%.

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 Shaun Hopper
Telephone
01723362249
Website
www.northsteadprimary.co.uk/

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