Located in Scarborough, Lindhead School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Lindhead School currently has around 217 pupils on roll, which is about 103% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 52.5% boys and 47.5% girls. Around 9.2% 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 5.4%. Persistent absence is recorded at 13.7%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (94%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Limestone Road, Scarborough, YO13 0DG
Website: https://www.lindheadschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01723870714
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon England
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121362

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/03/2013

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British94.00%204
Chinese1.40%3
Unclassified1.40%3
Other (any other ethnic group)0.90%2
White and Black African0.90%2
White and Black Caribbean0.50%1
White and Asian0.50%1
Other Asian0.50%1
Other White0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Other Mixed0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Above Average (2.5)
Writing: Above Average (2.5)
Maths: Average (-1.1)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
77%
Town average
48%
Local authority average
50%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
3%
Town average
5%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
108.0
Town average
103.4
Local authority average
103.5
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
104.0
Town average
102.0
Local authority average
102.0
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lindhead School
Limestone Road , Burniston YO13 0DG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.