Scarborough College is a non-selective independent day and boarding school, located on the beautiful North East coast of Yorkshire.
Our students have Yorkshire Grit in abundance. We continue to develop in them a real sense of resilience, kindness and love of learning, in doing so help them achieve great results at both GCSE and IB Diploma Programme level.
Here are 3 simple steps to discovering your child’s future at Scarborough College.
Step 1: Click here start the enquiry process. It’s a simple online form – just a few basic details to allow us to get in touch and move you to Step 2.
Step 2: Book a time to visit us. From our Open Day on 5 October and smaller Friday’s for You events to a day-long taster day for your child, you can get a feel for life at Scarborough College by speaking with teachers, students, and other parents.
Step 3: Finish your application. Once you know that Scarborough College is the best place for your child, take your application to the next stage – submit your online paperwork, accept our offer of a place, and we’ll see you in September!
Apply NowApplications to The Scarborough Scholar 2025 assessment day are now open for students joining Years 7-9 in 2025.
We expect our applicants to demonstrate high academic achievement as well as their future potential. Applicants will be informed by email if they have been invited to the assessment day.
What you need to upload for your application
Aside from academia, many applicants will wish to demonstrate the positive input they could bring to the College in the fields of sport, music, drama and visual arts.
For more general information about Scholarships and Bursaries please contact our Registrar or visit this page on our Website.
8:30 a.m. Registration
In your form room with your classmates
8:45 a.m. Morning lessons
Anything from exciting science experiments in brand new science labs to tourism field trips around our beaches.
12:45 a.m. Lunchtime
Balanced and nutritional food that our kids actually want to eat. Our caterers, schools’ specialist Holroyd Howe, provides a varied and tasty menu.
2.00 p.m. Afternoon lessons
Yorkshire Grit is timetabled every week for Y7-9, taking them anywhere from surfing on North Bay, golfing on a professional range, or into a problem-solving Escape Room.
4.15 p.m. Enrichment Programme (EPs)
Choose from a wide range of EPs, including athletics, team sports, TedX talks, crafty sessions, creative writing, robotics and coding, or even designing your own board game. There is literally something for every student.
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