George Pindar School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire
George Pindar School is a secondary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2012 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Moor Lane, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 730 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are ‘Proud to be Pindar’.”
- “They enjoy different ways of learning, whether through practical or creative experiences, across the school’s broad and balanced curriculum.”
- “Leaders are guiding the school on an improvement journey with great skill.”
To improve
- “However, the more recent changes to the school’s curriculum are not embedded consistently well in all subjects and classes.”
- “This learning offer does not yet fully impact on how well pupils remember and know more over time.”
- “The school knows they must further improve the offer that pupils receive to support them to attain more highly, including in Year 11 examinations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2025 (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) | 18% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.4 | 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: 171 first-preference applications, 156 offers in total, 150 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2012 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Scarborough University Technical College 2.4 mi Good
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Graham School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scalby Academy 4.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Filey Academy 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lady Lumley's Academy 15.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Norton School 17.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Malton School 18.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published