Barrowcliff School
Community school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 219 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 55.30% |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Address | Ash Grove, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6NQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.barrowcliff.n-yorks.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01723351767 |
| URN | 121314 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 June 2023, published 25 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Newby and Scalby Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Gladstone Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Friarage Community Academy (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough (primary school, about 3.9 km)
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