Scalby AcademySt Augustine's Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Scarborough.
Summary of the comparison
Scalby Academy and St Augustine's Catholic School are secondary schools in Scarborough.
Scalby Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Augustine's Catholic School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Scalby Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Scalby Academy was judged Good and St Augustine's Catholic School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.9 for Scalby Academy and 43.6 for St Augustine's Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Scalby Academy (48.1 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Augustine's Catholic School (49.7 in 2021-22, 43.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ScarboroughScalby Academy | ScarboroughSt Augustine's Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 17th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 980 | 610 | |
| Capacity | 1,017 | 580 | |
| Location | Scarborough, YO12 6TH | Scarborough, YO12 5LH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.9 Stronger figure | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65.5% Stronger figure | 39.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.7% Stronger figure | 66.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 171 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 969 | 583 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.1% | 19.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 18.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 5.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 7.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.6% | 19.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Scalby Academy
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