North Yorkshire
Graham School
GCSE results 2026: every North Yorkshire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 38.2 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 38.2
- Attainment 8
- 41%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.53
- Progress 8
- [-0.73, -0.33]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 181 | 128 | 128 (100%) | 310 |
| September 2025 | 173 | 121 | 121 (100%) | 273 |
| September 2024 | 224 | 129 | 129 (100%) | 298 |
| September 2023 | 251 | 171 | 169 (99%) | 302 |
| September 2022 | 227 | 137 | 137 (100%) | 217 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check North Yorkshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 159 | 38.2 | — | 40.9% | 5.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 188 | 38.3 | — | 28.2% | — | 19.1% | 3.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 211 | 36.1 | -0.53 | 28.4% | — | 25.6% | 3.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 159 | 38.4 | -0.42 | 35.8% | — | 27.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 173 | 34.9 | -0.56 | — | — | 10.0% | 2.9 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 146769 |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Jonathan Newton |
| Trust | HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | YO12 6QW |
| Pupils | 968 |
| FSM eligible | 36.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, YO12 6QW
https://gra.hlt.academy/1723366451| DfE number | 4007 |
| UKPRN | 10082389 |
| Opened | 1 Mar 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 13 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 19 Sept 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 27 Jun 2023 |
| Publication date | 19 Sept 2023 |