Scarborough University Technical CollegeGraham School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Scarborough.

Summary of the comparison

Scarborough University Technical College and Graham School are secondary schools in Scarborough.

  • Scarborough University Technical College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Graham School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Scarborough University Technical College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Scarborough University Technical College was judged Good and Graham School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.0 for Scarborough University Technical College and 38.3 for Graham School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Scarborough University Technical College (45.1 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Graham School (34.9 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Scarborough University Technical College versus Graham School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ScarboroughScarborough University Technical CollegeScarboroughGraham SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking24th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure36th of 41 in North Yorkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeUniversity technical college Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range13-19 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll253 968
Capacity600 1,299
LocationScarborough, YO11 2JW Scarborough, YO12 6QW
GCSE results
Attainment 844.0 Stronger figure38.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths44.8% Stronger figure28.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.2% Stronger figure54.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 19.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.26 3.27 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort67 188
A-level results
A-level entries10 Not reported
A-level average points28.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Pupils
Pupils in the census253 968
Free school meals (ever 6)22.1% 37.5%
English as an additional language2.8% 15.0%
SEN support10.7% 7.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% Stronger figure13.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.5% Stronger figure41.0% 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.

Scarborough University Technical College

Graham School

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