Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 180 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 310 |
| Free school meals | 41.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Address | Seamer Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 4HF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.thomashinderwell.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01723373110 |
| URN | 140018 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 15 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 February 2023, published 20 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| 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
- Gladstone Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Friarage Community Academy (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Barrowcliff School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (primary school, about 3.0 km)
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