Barrowcliff School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Barrowcliff School is a primary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Barrowcliff School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 55.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire is 33.6%.
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; places ran out in 2011, the other year with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 30% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ash Grove, Scarborough, YO12 6NQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of Barrowcliff School.”
- “They feel safe and part of the school community.”
- “Pupils benefit from opportunities such as extra-curricular clubs and leadership roles.”
To improve
- “Pupils told inspectors that they would like more to play with.”
- “Pupils say that bullying sometimes takes place.”
- “However, in some instances, teachers do not check that the standard of pupils’ work is as high as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 30% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Newby and Scalby Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gladstone Road Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Friarage Community Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published