Overall Oxbridge
#405
2 ranked schools · +509 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
16
Offers
5
Offer rate31.3%
+8.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
A rocky headland jutting into the North Sea divides Scarborough's north and south bays, giving the town a coastal profile unlike any other settlement in North Yorkshire, from the medieval harbour quarter rising steeply west toward limestone cliffs.
York lies fifty minutes west by rail. Filey Road is among the most sought-after stretches for primary catchments, while Holbeck is known as a school-competitive corner close to the Victorian centre and draws families weighing state school options in the lower town. Around 62,000 people live in Scarborough today, spread across Georgian spa terraces, Victorian seaside streets, and the modern residential fringe of Eastfield and Newby to the west; the town's economy mixes fishing heritage, a growing digital sector, and year-round tourism along its seafront.
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Secondary
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All-through
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Post-16
colleges
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Area Performance
Across 32 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.79/10, -0.63 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Scarborough schools
Scarborough vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Scarborough schools
top 71% of 14,978
top 71% of 14,978
top 61% of 3,862
top 61% of 3,862
top 39% of 2,555
top 39% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · +509 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
16
Offers
5
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -9 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
8
Offers
3
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · -199 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
8
Offers
2
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Scarborough
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