Filey Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Filey, Yorkshire and the Humber YO14 0HG · North Yorkshire
#255 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2859 of 4,090 nationally
About Filey Academy
Filey Academy is a academy secondary located in Filey, in the North Yorkshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 461 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 31.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 255th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (58th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (16th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 461; capacity filled 53.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 57.6%; ebacc average points 3.20.
There are 4 schools in Filey; Filey Academy ranks 3rd of 4 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)35.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)45.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)32.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Filey Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 53.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 35.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 45.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 57.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.20
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Filey Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy
Filey · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
182 students · 654 m away
Filey Junior School
Filey · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
271 students · 963 m away
Hunmanby Primary School
Filey · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
233 students · 2.5 km away
Cayton Community Primary School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
210 students · 5.8 km away
George Pindar School
Scarborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
730 students · 7.0 km away
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
110 students · 7.3 km away
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
391 students · 7.3 km away
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
Scarborough · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
316 students · 7.5 km away
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
275 students · 8.5 km away
Wheatcroft Community Primary School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
201 students · 8.6 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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477 students
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
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445 students
Park Lane Academy
Halifax · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
481 students
Barlby High School
Selby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
482 students
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield · Academy secondary · Ages 10–13
495 students
CAPA College
Wakefield · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
502 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Filey Academy a good school?
Filey Academy has a Success Index (England) of 31.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #255 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Filey Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Filey Academy ranks #255 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2859 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Filey Academy?
Filey Academy had 461 students in 2025.
Is Filey Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Filey Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Filey Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Filey Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.