Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy 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 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 26 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 3 offers went to families ranking it lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 74.7%, against a middle figure of 34% across 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
- Braeburn, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 74.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for pupils.”
- “They work hard in lessons, take pride in their work and participate very well.”
- “Pupils behave very positively.”
To improve
- “However, the new writing curriculum is not taught consistently well as there are times when the curriculum is not followed closely.”
- “This leads to variations in the quality of pupils’ writing across the school.”
- “In religious education (RE), activities and assessment are not closely matched to what pupils are expected to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (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) | 41% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cayton Community Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gladstone Road Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published