Community school · North Yorkshire

Wheatcroft Community Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121349URN

Holbeck Hill, Scarborough, YO11 3BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

71 applications for 24 places · 39th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%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 · 5 December 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 3.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 4.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 13 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	24	71	3.0	23	0.96
Sep 2025	30	112	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2024	29	106	3.7	26	0.90
Sep 2023	30	134	4.5	40	1.33
Sep 2022	30	59	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	94	3.1	56	1.87
Sep 2020	30	77	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	82	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	109	3.6	55	1.83
Sep 2017	30	79	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	86	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	82	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	79	2.6	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%208th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard4%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	36%	0%	103	99
2023/24	50%	3%	105	102
2022/23	52%	0%	104	103

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

Wheatcroft Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
1.8 km · North Yorkshire

2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
2.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School
2.1 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Road Primary School
2.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
2.6 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Cayton Community Primary School
3.3 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121349 · 815/2206
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 32.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Holbeck Hill, Scarborough, YO11 3BW
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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