Scarborough Sixth Form College
Scarborough Sixth Form College is a further education in Scarborough for boys and girls aged 16 to 19.
Sandybed Lane, Scarborough, YO12 5LF01723 365032s6f.org.ukMr Phil Rumsey principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
523 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 526 | 500 | 512 | 994 | 1,000 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 33.17 | 33.43 | 32.76 | 37.03 | 32.45 | 31.48 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | C+ | B- | C+ | C |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 31.47 | 31.28 | 31.21 | 36.85 | 27.67 | 28.48 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 10% | 10% | 9% | 18% | 9% | 7% |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.12 | -0.15 | – | – | +0.06 | +0.01 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 33.11 | 33.42 | 31.78 | 35.47 | – | – |
| T levels: points per entry | 30.28 | 34.72 | 33.13 | 36.67 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 86% | 81% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 89% |
A level subjects
26 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Strongest A levels
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 476 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 71%, compared with 88% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 55% went on to degree-level study or training and 8% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 85% | 85% | 84% | – |
| Education | 48% | 51% | 50% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 7% | 6% | – |
| Work | 30% | 28% | 28% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 10% | 10% | 11% | – |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy | Academy | 300 m | 610 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| The Woodlands Academy | Academy | 680 m | 146 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Graham School | Academy | 850 m | 893 | Report card 2026 | 13 | Compare |
| Scarborough University Technical College | University technical college | 0.8 miles | 275 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Springhead School | Council | 0.8 miles | 109 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 180 | Report card 2025 | 87 | Compare |
| Gladstone Road Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 680 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
| Barrowcliff School | Council | 0.8 miles | 219 | Good 2023 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Scarborough Sixth Form College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Scarborough Sixth Form College yet.
How many pupils does Scarborough Sixth Form College have?
The number of pupils is not published.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sandybed Lane, Scarborough, YO12 5LF
- Telephone
- 01723 365032
- Website
- www.s6f.org.uk
- Principal
- Mr Phil Rumsey
- Type of school
- Further education (Further education, colleges)
- Phase
- College, ages 16-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Falsgrave & Stepney
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 130593 · LAESTAB 8158600 · UKPRN 10005687
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.