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Early Years and Primary

With over 30 early years and primary establishments in the district, and almost 40 primary schools there is so much choice when it comes to your child's education.

Educational success at Key Stage 2 in North Yorkshire outstrips the National Average by 0.6%.

Academic Level North Yorkshire Average England Average Variance
Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11) point score
 28.2 27.6 +0.6

Source: www.dfes.gov.uk

Secondary Education

Within Scarborough Borough itself, there are14 secondary schools and educational standards in these schools are high, exemplified by the percentage of students in North Yorkshire achieving five or more GCSE grades A* - C, which is 5.7% higher than the national average. 

Academic Level North Yorkshire Average England Average Variance
Key Stage 3 (ages 11 - 14) point score
 36.2
 34.5
 +1.7
Students attaining 5+ GCSE's grade A*-C
 62.8%
 57.1%
 +5.7%
GCSE total point score
 370.8
 355.2
 +15.6

Source: www.dfes.gov.uk

16+ Education

Academic Level North Yorkshire Average England Average Variance
GCE and VCE points per student
 295.4 277.8 +17.6

Source: www.dfes.gov.uk

Post 16 facts.....

  • Five of Scarborough's fourteen secondary schools have sixth form provison.
  • The average points per GCE and VCE student in North Yorkshire is an impressive 17.6 points above the national average.
  • The Derwent Training Association/Yorkshire Coast College in Scarborough has been designated as a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Technology Training Partnership.
  • Within York & North Yorkshire there are no fewer than seven further education colleges.1

Scarborough is in a perfect location, situated within easy reach of some of the most well respected universities in the country.  With nine excellent universities in and around the region and easy access to many more, there are great opportunities for further education.  

The University of Hull's Scarborough Campus

This campus hosts the UK's first centre specifically devoted to Internet applications of computer science.  The campus also offers a broad portfolio of subjects including the arts, humanities, business, science and technology.
www.hull.ac.uk/scarborough/

The University of Hull

Located only one hour from Scarborough, the University of Hull offers over 900 undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering a range of academic subjects, including arts, humanities, health, sciences, and social sciences.  
www.hull.ac.uk

The University of York

Only an hour's drive from Scarborough is this internationally renowned university is one of Britain's academic success stories.  It has forged a reputation rivalling Oxford and Cambridge in the space of 40 years.  York is consistently ranked in the top ten universities for both teaching and research quality, with 18 out of 23 departments judged to be world class by the governments UK Research Assessments Exercise.  
www.york.ac.uk

York St John University

York St John University has become the UK's newest university, after being granted the privilege in October 2006.  With some 6,000 students from the UK and overseas, York St John University offers education and training opportunities at foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience level in the arts, health and life sciences, business, management, education and theology.
www.yorksj.ac.uk

Sheffield University

This award winning red brick university was named in the top 6 UK universities for internationally recognised research quality. The university of Sheffield can be easily reached from Scarborough in just 2 hours.
www.shef.ac.uk

University of Leeds

Acclaimed worldwide for the quality of its teaching and research, the university is one of the largest universities in the UK.  This size enables Leeds to offer one of the widest ranges of academic courses in the UK. Leeds University is under 1 hour and 45 minutes away from Scarborough.
www.leeds.ac.uk

Sunderland University

Only a two hour drive from Scarborough, Sunderland University is based on two main sites and is well - equipped with modern learning and leisure facilities.
www.sunderland.ac.uk

Click on the following links for information on the other universities in and around the region and neighbouring areas:

Adult learning

There are four providers of adult and community learning in Scarborough.  For further information on adult learning across North Yorkshire please click here.

  1. Overview Factsheet Scarborough 2005