Friarage Community Academy
Friargate, Scarborough, YO11 1HSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Friarage Community Academy is a primary school in Scarborough for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 18th of 18 primary schools in Scarborough. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in January 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 30 January 2024, report published 13 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 30 January 2024
Pupils at Friarage are proud to attend this school. They are happy and safe. 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. Pupils are polite and kind to others. They understand the fundamental rules of the school, the 'Friarage 4'. Pupils carry out roles of responsibility, such as play leaders, confidently and proudly. Bullying is infrequent. Staff deal with any incidents of bullying quickly. Pupils understand the behaviour systems that leaders have put in place. The new behaviour policy has had a positive impact on pupils' behaviour throughout the school. Leaders across the school have a clear vision and high ambition for pupils' behaviour and achievement. 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.
What the school should improve
- The planned curriculum is not delivered consistently. This means that pupils do not make the progress of which they are capable. The school must ensure that the curriculums are embedded to prepare pupils well for the next stage of their education.
- Some foundation subject curriculums have been put into practice recently. This means that the implementation of these curriculums is not secure and consistent. The school should check these curriculums regularly to ensure they reflect leaders' high ambitions.
- Assessment is not used effectively in some foundation subjects. This means that teaching does not consistently address gaps in pupils' learning. The school must develop its assessment procedures in these subjects to ensure gaps in pupils' knowledge are closed rapidly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
47 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
249 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Friarage Community Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Road Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Barrowcliff School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 30% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 77% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Cheryl Cappleman
- Phone
- 01723628610
- Address
- Friargate, Scarborough, YO11 1HS
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 147448
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.