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Filey Academy

North Yorkshire, YO14 0HGSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Requires improvement
Mar 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
104 1st-choice / 112 offers made
Ranking
#2,173
of 3,141 nationally

About Filey Academy

Filey Academy is a state-funded secondary school in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 449 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 855.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (18 Mar 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 35.7 for 2024/25. admissions data records 104 first-preference applications and 112 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressMuston Road, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 0HG
HeadteacherHayley Pegg
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils449
Free School Meals (FSM)32.1%
School Capacity449 / 855 (53% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 8 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Filey Academy

Filey Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.