Friarage Community Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Scarborough, Yorkshire and the Humber YO11 1HS · North Yorkshire
#1515 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#14821 of 15,697 nationally
About Friarage Community Academy
Friarage Community Academy is a academy primary located in Scarborough, in the North Yorkshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 3–11. In 2025 it enrolled 249 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 13.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 1515th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (20th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (4th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 249; capacity filled 59.3%.
There are 27 schools in Scarborough; Friarage Community Academy ranks 24th of 27 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)51%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)0%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)58.6%
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 Friarage Community Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 58.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 59.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 51%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Friarage Community Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Gladstone Road Primary School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
680 students · 1.2 km away
Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
560 students · 1.7 km away
Scarborough University Technical College
Scarborough · Academy secondary · Ages 13–19
275 students · 1.8 km away
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
236 students · 1.8 km away
Scarborough College
Scarborough · Independent all-through · Ages 3–18
623 students · 2.3 km away
Barrowcliff School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
219 students · 2.3 km away
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Scarborough · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
180 students · 2.4 km away
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
610 students · 2.5 km away
Wheatcroft Community Primary School
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
201 students · 2.5 km away
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
Scarborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
275 students · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Keighley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
249 students
Roseberry Academy
Middlesbrough · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
249 students
Pocklington Junior School
York · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
249 students
Willoughby Road Primary Academy
Scunthorpe · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
248 students
Southfield Primary
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
248 students
Grange Lane Infant Academy
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
251 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Friarage Community Academy a good school?
Friarage Community Academy has a Success Index (England) of 13.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #1515 of 1,636 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 Friarage Community Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Friarage Community Academy ranks #1515 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #14821 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Friarage Community Academy?
Friarage Community Academy had 249 students in 2025.
Is Friarage Community Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Friarage Community Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 3–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Friarage Community Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Friarage Community Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.