News you can trust since 1882
BREAKING

Education

Pantosaurus during one of his visits.

Hundreds of school children Talk PANTS with the NSPCC

Egton School is celebrating its 150th year, with a Good Ofsted result.

Egton School 'continues to be a good school' say Ofsted inspectors

Egton School's 150th cake was cut by James (year six) and Parker (reception), the oldest and the youngest pupils in the school.

Egton School near Whitby celebrates 150 years with special cake

Sleights School children's work at the village war memorial.

Children from Sleights School remember village's fallen war heroes

A Scarborough primary school is extending it’s after school provision and opening up to three-year-olds following a ‘Good’ Ofsted inspection.

Primary school to open for three-year-olds and extend after school provision

Warm welcome awaits at Sixth Form Open Evening

Ad Feature Warm welcome awaits potential Year 12 students at Sixth Form Open Evening

The Principal Asma Shaffi with Bradley Sills, Adam Tiling and Lauren Hinton, Oxbridge students. Submitted image

Ad Feature Oxbridge success for Prior Pursglove students

The days that make us happy make us wise – that’s the motto of this school. Picture – supplied.

Ad Feature An independent school education could cost less than you think

The Fyling Hall School STEM ambassadors.

Fyling Hall School near Whitby hosts STEM challenge

Flamingo Land's James Coleman with an Eskdale pupil

More than 3000 students attend 14th Scarborough Science and Engineering Week

Scarborough UTC pupils visit the skills village stand at last year's event

Around 3000 students to attend the 14th Science and Engineering Week
The region’s biggest showcase to inspire young people into skill-based careers is getting set for its 14th annual event.

Some of the new starters at schools in Scarborough and the surrounding area.

IN PICTURES: new school starters from Scarborough area schools

Some of the new school starters around Whitby and district schools.

IN PICTURES: new school starters from Whitby area schools

Check out how your child's potential new secondary school ranked at its latest Ofsted inspection.

Compare the Ofsted results of secondary schools across the Yorkshire coast

Children from Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy at one of the new dining hall tables in the refurbished dining hall at the school with, from left, Tim Jolly, headteacher; Helen Clark, assistant headteacher; Amanda Kitto, director of the Cast Iron Bath Company and its sister company Ashbee and Stone; and Amy Hunter, assistant headteacher.

Braeburn School thanks Scarborough companies for 'amazing ongoing support'

Filey School will hold an open evening for parents of children in years 5 and 6

Filey School to hold open evening for parents of children in years 5 and 6

Gladstone Road celebrate a good Ofsted inspection, headteacher Garry Johnson with staff and pupils.

Scarborough primary school rated as 'Good' by Ofsted at latest inspection

Anglo American will be showcasing its state-of-the-art interactive games at Scarborough Science and Engineering Week

Scarborough Science and Engineering Week 2023 aims to inspire next generation

School open evening: save the date and bring your questions

Ad Feature Save the date: Pickering school’s open evening

A Scarborough secondary school has been rated as "Requires Improvement" following their latest Ofsted inspections – but their drive for improvement was commended.

Scarborough secondary school rated as 'requires improvement' by Ofsted

Abigail, Annie and Jess celebrating their excellent results

Students at Malton School celebrate after achieving 'excellent' GCSE results

Scarborough College Class of 2023 and headmaster Mr Guy Emmett

Scarborough College celebrates outstanding school and individual GCSE results

There were tears of joy and laughter across schools in North Yorkshire, including Scalby School, as students eagerly collected their GCSE results. (Pic: Scalby School)

Delight and pride as students celebrate GCSE results success

Nathanael Magno, Alfie Jones and Connor Stewart

Students at Pickering's Lady Lumley’s School have 'excelled' says head teacher

Staff have congratulated students on their results

Students as Scarborough's George Pindar school celebrate exam success

Students at Filey School embrace as they pick up their GCSE exam results.

Filey School students' GCSE results 'testament to their hard work'

Engineering success for Mitch, Ashton and Jack.

Scarborough UTC students achieve ‘strong’ GCSE results

Hard work paid .... Fyling Hall School students Phoebe and Harry with Mrs Aldous.

'Very pleasing' set of GCSE results for students at Fyling Hall School
Fyling Hall School pupils have been rewarded for all their hard work with a very pleasing set of GCSE exam results.

Students at Bridlington School celebrate their GCSE exam results.

Bridlington School GCSE students' results show "passion for learning"

Henry, Max and Michael celebrate their results

Head teacher of Scalby School congratulates pupils on their GCSE results

Caedmon College GCSE students Wilbur Cooke, Huw Prust, Joseph Kelly and Jack Spark.

Caedmon College Head praises GCSE students' resilience and hard work

Eskdale School GCSE students pick up their results, from left: Layarna Bryon, Violet Jellings and Edward Brown.

Whitby's Eskdale School celebrating GCSE students' achievements

Chris Tyson and Henry Marwood will both be heading off to Durham University

Malton School students celebrate after receiving A-level results

Scarborough and Ryedale students celebrate exam success

IN PICTURES: Scarborough and Ryedale students celebrate exam result success

Students, staff and families at Scarborough College have been celebrating over the last 6 weeks since receiving their IB results on July 6.

Scarborough College IB results highlight another year of bucking the trend

Headlands School students are receiving their long awaited A-Levels results today (17 August).

Headlands School in Bridlington 'very proud' of A-Level results

Students Kayden Zanelli, Charles Andrews and Serhii Popov at Scarborough UTC celebrating their 2023 exam results

Scarborough UTC students celebrate success in a challenging year

Fyling Hall School student Polina received an A* and 2 A’s - she is going to UCL to study Bio Sciences.

All year 13 students at Fyling Hall School earn first choice university courses

Molly Harland with Miss Wilson

Lady Lumley's students should be 'immensely proud of what they have achieved'

A-level students Hannah Walsh, Sophie Holden, Grace Fuller and Isobel Price.

Whitby Sixth Form students celebrating A-level results

Bridlington School is celebrating another successful A-level results day.

Bridlington School 'delighted' with 'excellent' grades on A-Level results day

Physics fun at Fyling Hall School.

Fyling Hall School to host primary schools' STEM challenge

The Let's Learn Moor event at at Blakey Ridge in the North Yorkshire Moors. Photograph: Stuart Boulton.

More than 500 North Yorkshire children at Let's Learn Moor 2023

Miss Honey meets her new class.

Youngsters from St Hedda's RC School perform Matilda the Musical

Olivia Flisnik proudly shows off her design

Scarborough pupils learn about the consequences of knife crime
Operation Sceptre is a national week of action focused on reducing knife enabled crime. In May this year, the Neighbourhood Policing Team visited schools in the Scarborough area to offer engagement sessions to raise the awareness of the risks of carrying knives.

From left, Sarah Blackwell, Anglo American’s Customer Marketing Manager, Jess, Thomas, Miss Puckrin, Grace, Rumour, Phillipa Starmer, Area Manager, Shafts at Woodsmith, and Heather King, Community Relations Officer, with two of the road signs named by the Ruswarp School children.

Ruswarp School pupils name roads at Anglo American's Woodsmith site

Goathland School has said farewell to cleaner and caretaker Mrs Morley who has worked there for 45 years; and year five pupil Lewis Lonsdale who is beginning a rugby scholarship at Scarborough College.

Goathland School's Mrs Morley retires after 45 years' service

Aerial view of the artwork by West Cliff School children.

West Cliff School children create beach art - here's a view from the air

Springhead School - Image: Google Maps

Scarborough school rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted - for the second time

Seamer and Irton CP School’s headteacher Jonathan Wanless is to retire from his position at the school after 25 years.

Headteacher Jonathan Wanless to retire from Scarborough primary school

Primary school leavers from around Scarborough and Whitby area schools.

IN PICTURES: 31 photos of Scarborough and Whitby primary school leavers

Let us know if you recognise anyone in these photos!

Here are this year's prom highlights from in and around Bridlington

Youngsters at Whitby's Airy Hill School bury the time capsule.

Whitby's Airy Hill School bury time capsule to mark King Charles' Coronation

Former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson at Childhaven Nursery School in Scarborough in October 2019

Scarborough nursery named as hub to improve kids' speech, language and numeracy

Baroness Barran, the Minister for Schools Systems at the Department for Education, and Regions Group Director John Edwards visit Scarborough's George Pindar School.

Scarborough's George Pindar School set to benefit from Government support