Community school · North Yorkshire

Barrowcliff School

5–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121314URN

Ash Grove, Scarborough, YO12 6NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

49 applications for 29 places · 109th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2025	20	55	2.8	20	1.00
Sep 2024	42	71	1.7	41	0.98
Sep 2023	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2022	29	41	1.4	27	0.93
Sep 2021	22	30	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2020	41	48	1.2	39	0.95
Sep 2019	36	37	1.0	33	0.92
Sep 2018	31	38	1.2	28	0.90
Sep 2017	40	47	1.2	37	0.93
Sep 2016	43	53	1.2	42	0.98
Sep 2015	42	42	1.0	35	0.83
Sep 2014	34	43	1.3	31	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 39% · Maths 42% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%220th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard9%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard39%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard3%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	30%	3%	101	98
2023/24	20%	0%	100	97
2022/23	40%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Barrowcliff SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Newby and Scalby Academy
0.7 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School
0.9 km · North Yorkshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
0.9 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Road Primary School
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Friarage Community Academy
2.3 km · North Yorkshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
2.4 km · North Yorkshire

2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wheatcroft Community Primary School
3.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

3.0applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
3.9 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121314 · 815/2108
Capacity: 420 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 55.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ash Grove, Scarborough, YO12 6NQ
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources