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Grammar schools in Scarborough

There are no grammar schools in Scarborough.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. North Yorkshire has 3 of them, but none in Scarborough itself — so every state secondary in Scarborough admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Ripon Grammar School, about 45.3 miles away in North Yorkshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire has 3 grammar schools, but none in Scarborough itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Scarborough

Straight-line distance from the centre of Scarborough — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Ripon Grammar School Ripon 45.3 miles Mixed Good
Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen 53.2 miles Mixed Good
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough 60.5 miles Mixed Good
Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike 63.0 miles Mixed Good
King Edward VI Grammar School Louth 64.6 miles Mixed Good
Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton 67.5 miles Boys Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Ripon Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Children with exceptional medical or social need (professional evidence required) (published source)
  3. Children of Ripon Grammar School staff (published source)

Caistor Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Qualified children living within 6.5 miles (straight line) — highest verbal reasoning score first (published source)
  3. Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium (Ever 6) children outside the catchment — highest score first (published source)

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children with a brother or sister on roll (published source)
  3. Children of staff (published source)

Heckmondwike Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (in or outside England) of selective ability (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium children of selective ability (published source)
  3. Children of selective ability resident in the catchment area (published source)

King Edward VI Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Siblings of children still at the school (published source)
  3. Twins and other multiple births who have all passed (published source)

Ermysted's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Applicants within the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)
  3. Applicants outside the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)

Schools in Scarborough

Scarborough has 32 open schools. Browse all Scarborough schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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