Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School

About Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School

When you compare Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School against the local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, the picture is notably weaker. The school's proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 42%, a full 18 percentage points below the North Yorkshire average of 60%. That gap is significant and places the school in the bottom half of primary schools in the authority, ranked 198th out of 292. The school also ranks in the bottom 50% nationally for this metric. On the positive side, average scaled scores in reading (103) and maths (102) are both above the national baseline of 100, suggesting that while fewer children are hitting the combined benchmark, those who do are performing solidly. The proportion achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 11%, which is modest but not negligible. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2024, rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, though inspectors did note that early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes are all Good.

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