School profile

Filey Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Filey, YO14 0HG

Requires improvement

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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,797 of 3,312

Worse than 84% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Filey Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 18 Mar 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils461
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Hayley Pegg
TrustDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
Opened01 Jun 2022
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149205.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 scoreResults across 8 subjects, English and maths count twice. 50 is about a grade 5 average.38.9, worse than England, worse than North Yorkshire46.846.2
Grade 4 or above in English and mathsGrade 4 is a standard pass.65.2%, similar to England, similar to North Yorkshire67.8%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and mathsGrade 5 is a strong pass.47.8%, similar to England, similar to North Yorkshire47.9%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and mathsGrade 7 is roughly an old A grade.1.4%, worse than England, worse than North Yorkshire12.7%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths52.2%, worse than England, worse than North Yorkshire63.1%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 469--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils461
Girls229
Boys232
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.32.1%
First language not English1.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.855
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.46.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.73
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.23
Average class size25.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
91.3%
Other White
2%
African
0.7%
White and Black Caribbean
0.4%
White and Black African
0.4%
Other mixed
0.4%
Other Asian
0.2%
Other Black
0.2%
Chinese
0.2%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.3
Teachers (FTE)26.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.48
Support staff (FTE)26.94
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2523.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2516
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/255.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day.112
Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed.160
First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice.104
First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.104
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)7

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Overall absence9.9%, worse than England, worse than North Yorkshire8.4%8%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.29.3%, worse than England, worse than North Yorkshire22%21.6%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.9.4%, worse than England, worse than North Yorkshire3.9%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate67.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions17.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destinationIn education, an apprenticeship or work for at least two terms.83.7%
Staying in educationSixth form, college or further education.77.9%
Further education45.3%
Sixth form college32.6%
Not sustainedDid not stay in education, an apprenticeship or work for two terms.14%
Employment3.5%
Apprenticeship2.3%
School sixth form0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Filey Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryFiley Church of England Nursery and Infants AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryFiley Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.6 miPrimaryHunmanby Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Filey Academy

What is Filey Academy's Ofsted rating?

Filey Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 18 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Filey Academy rank in England?

Filey Academy ranks 2,797 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 84% of schools).

What are Filey Academy's GCSE results?

In 2025/26, 47.8% of pupils at Filey Academy got grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 46.3%). The Attainment 8 score was 38.9 (England 46.2).

How hard is it to get into Filey Academy?

For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, Filey Academy made 112 offers from 160 applications (1.4 per offer), and 104 of 104 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Filey Academy?

Filey Academy has 461 pupils aged 11 to 16.

What is the capacity of Filey Academy?

Filey Academy had 855 school places in 2024/25.

Does Filey Academy have a sixth form?

No, Filey Academy teaches pupils up to age 16.

How big are classes at Filey Academy?

At Filey Academy, the average class had 25.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Filey Academy?

In 2025/26, pupils at Filey Academy missed 9.9% of sessions (England 8%), and 29.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.