Friarage Community Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Friarage Community Academy is a primary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Friargate, Scarborough, YO11 1HS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 249 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Friarage are proud to attend this school.”
- “Well-trained and committed staff ensure that this is the case through very effective procedures for safeguarding.”
- “Trusted adults help pupils with any problems they might have.”
To improve
- “While this ambition is being realised for behaviour, pupils’ achievement does not match the school’s intentions.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Some subject curriculums require further development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 51% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2014 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Gladstone Road Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Barrowcliff School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newby and Scalby Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published