UK Schools
Graham School
Graham School is a mixed secondary academy in Scarborough, North Yorkshire Council, teaching 893 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in February 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 38.3 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Graham School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Graham School.
- 1 New Year's Day
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term - Half-Term 1 Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (Year 7 and Year 11 only) / Wednesday 3rd September 2025 (All year groups to attend) – Thursday 23rd October 2025 Term
- Autumn Term - Half-Term 2 Monday 3rd November 2025 – Thursday 18th December 2025 Term
- Spring Term - Half-Term 1 Tuesday 6th January 2026 – Friday 13th February 2026 Term
- Spring Term - Half-Term 2 Monday 23rd February 2026 – Friday 27th March 2026 Term
- Summer Term - Half-Term 1 Monday 13th April 2026 – Friday 22nd May 2026 Term
- Summer Term - Half-Term 2 Monday 1st June 2026 – Friday 17th July 2026 Term
- Training Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day Friday 24th October 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day Friday 19th December 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day Monday 5th January 2026 Inset Day
- Training Day Monday 20th July 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (Two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms) Friday 19th December 2025 – Monday 5th January 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (Two-week break between Spring and Summer terms) Friday 27th March 2026 – Monday 13th April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (Approx. six-week break) Saturday 18th July 2026 – Early September 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Friday 3rd April 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Monday 6th April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Friday 25th December 2026 Holiday
- Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Graham School with North Yorkshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 38.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
Attendance 41% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Graham School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Graham School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.