Secondary school

Filey Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • North Yorkshire
  • YO14 0HG
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,028 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 93%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 77%77% · 2016/172017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 96%2021/22: top 92%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 93%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 835.7 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.31/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Grade 5+ English and maths45.5% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%6/10 Middle+52.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.2 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.92/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−5.9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.27 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.074/10 Below+30.8 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 44.3 · 99 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 41.2 · 74 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 37.4 · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 34.2 · 69 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 38.1 · 78 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 34.5 · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 39.1 · 86 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 35.7 · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.344.334.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 74 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 26% · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 16% · 69 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 24% · 78 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 25% · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 33.7% · 86 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 45.5% · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%45.5%16%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
104 of 104 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st104104
2nd276
3rd150

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentRequires improvement
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2021Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2025All areas Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026461
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.7%
First language not English2.0%
SEN support18.9%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)13.1%
Persistently absent pupils35.9%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

53.9% full · 855 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 80 responses (17.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school63.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school75% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved63.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.8% not applicable35.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year43.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.3% not applicable46% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?33.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 33.8% who said Yes above29.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child60% agree
  • My child does well at this school67.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing56.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school67.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school65% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development43.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent57.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.5
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 22.4
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 10.5
  • Other support 16.5

Teachers 26.4 FTE · Whole workforce 53.3 · 61 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,297
Spend per pupil£7,914
Staff spend per pupil£6,106
Reserve per pupil−£1,993
  • −£899,000revenue reserve
  • −£278,000in-year balance

Grants £8,550 · self-generated £16 · premises £581 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: COAST AND VALE LEARNING TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £795,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

86 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.7%
  • Education77.9%
  • Apprenticeship2.3%
  • Employment3.5%
  • Not sustained14%
  • Unknown2.3%