Graham School

State-Funded School

graham-school-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Scarborough and WhitbyConstituency

YO12 6QWPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Graham School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 893 pupils. Graham School is part of HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 11 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.27

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

11%

Pupils

893

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 893
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Sept 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
29 Jun 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.