Graham School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Graham School is a secondary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2011 to 2026 entry.
Graham 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 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
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 128 first-choice applications for 181 offers, or 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 39 North Yorkshire secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 28% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in North Yorkshire.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 7 earlier years.
- 42.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.4% across the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, YO12 6QW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 893 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Staff know pupils well and act quickly, when guidance is required.”
- “Pupils typically receive timely and appropriate support and are confident that bullying is rare and dealt with effectively.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and engage well in lessons.”
To improve
- “Achievement has not been high, although recent improvements help pupils develop firmer foundations for future success.”
- “Attendance remains a key challenge.”
- “Too many pupils do not attend regularly.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 128 first-preference applications, 181 offers in total, 128 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Scalby Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Scarborough University Technical College 1.3 mi Good
- George Pindar School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Filey Academy 7.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lady Lumley's Academy 13.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitby School 15.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Norton School 17.4 mi Good Last distance published