Wykeham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Scarborough · YO13 9QB
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 22 February 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
52 pupils · 93% of 56 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 20% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 150396
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 4 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 22 February 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Scarborough school admissions · North Yorkshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 92% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (North Yorkshire 3%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Yorkshire: 2.43 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,401; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 34.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.2% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 33.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 14.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 46.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 69.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 8.3% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 21.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 40.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 3.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 27.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 10.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027814 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 1a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School
- Brompton Hall School
- East Ayton Community Primary School
- Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School
- Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy
- Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton
- Graham School