Located in Filey, Filey Academy is a secondary school, serving pupils aged 11 to 16. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It has a none religious character.

Filey Academy currently has around 449 pupils on roll, which is about 53% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 49.9% boys and 50.1% girls. Around 33.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 13.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 43.5%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (91.5%).

Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Muston Road, Filey, YO14 0HG
Website:
Telephone: 01723628608
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Hayley Pegg
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 149205

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/03/2025

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 855
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 13.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 43.5% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British91.50%411
Unclassified4.50%20
Other White1.80%8
White and Black Caribbean0.40%2
White and Black African0.40%2
White and Asian0.40%2
Pakistani0.20%1
Other Mixed0.20%1
Irish0.20%1
Other Asian0.20%1
African0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Progress 8: Well below average (-0.62)
Of the 84 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 80 are included in this measure.
Progress 8 score (average over pupils)
School
-0.62
Local authority average
0.03
England average
-0.03
Entering EBacc
School
37%
Local authority average
37%
England average
35%
Grade 5+ in English & maths GCSEs
School
25%
Local authority average
38%
England average
41%
Attainment 8 score
School
34.5
Local authority average
42.5
England average
44.6
EBacc average point score
School
3.1
Local authority average
3.7
England average
3.9
Staying in education or employment
School

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Filey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Nursery and Infant School
Padbury Avenue , YO14 0BA
- not rated 714 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy
Padbury Avenue , YO14 0BA
3out of 4 714 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Filey Junior School
West Road , YO14 9LU
3out of 4 1,052 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hunmanby Primary School
Priest Close , Hunmanby YO14 0QH
3out of 4 2,767 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
EBOR Academy Filey
Muston Road , YO14 0HG
- not rated 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Filey Academy
Muston Road , YO14 0HG
- not rated 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Filey School
Muston Road , YO14 0HG
- not rated 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.