St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough is a primary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough 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
- 10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 45.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 34 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 32nd lowest of 278 North Yorkshire primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 4 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest 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
- Holbeck Hill, Scarborough, YO11 3BW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 275 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and inclusive school.”
- “Parents and carers, staff and pupils appreciate being part of its community.”
- “Many describe the school as being like a family.”
To improve
- “Older pupils have not previously learned some important knowledge that they need to access the new curriculum.”
- “They have gaps in their learning.”
- “However, this requires further refinement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2024 (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) | 77% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 30 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.
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gladstone Road Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Friarage Community Academy 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cayton Community Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published