Springhead School
Springhead School is a council special school in Scarborough for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 109 pupils, 12 more than it has places for. About 61 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Barry's Lane, Scarborough, YO12 4HA01723 367829springhead.n-yorks.sch.ukMs Elizabeth Cargill headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 22 June 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
4 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in North Yorkshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (40), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (32), Autistic spectrum disorder (22), language and communications needs (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), emotional and mental health (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 109 | 104 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 89 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 62% | 57% | 51% | 47% | 57% | 56% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.9% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 19.1% | 9.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 8.3% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 18.1% | 9.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 27.9% | 39.7% | 36.5% | 35.0% | 64.9% | 26.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy | Academy | 30 m | 180 | Report card 2025 | 87 | Compare |
| Scarborough University Technical College | University technical college | 610 m | 275 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy | Academy | 980 m | 610 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| Childhaven Community Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.8 miles | 72 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Scarborough Sixth Form College | Further education | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Scarborough College | Independent | 0.8 miles | 623 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Westwood Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.9 miles | – | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Gladstone Road Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 680 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Springhead School a good school?
Springhead School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in June 2023.
What is Springhead School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springhead School outstanding at its last full inspection on 22 June 2023.
How many pupils does Springhead School have?
109 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 97 places, so it is 112% full.
What is attendance like at Springhead School?
Pupils were in school 91.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 28% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Springhead School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Springhead School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Barry's Lane, Scarborough, YO12 4HA
- Telephone
- 01723 367829
- Website
- www.springhead.n-yorks.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Elizabeth Cargill
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Falsgrave & Stepney
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 121772 · LAESTAB 8157017 · UKPRN 10017327
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 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.