A banner celebrating the results of the 2009 Year 11 Leavers was hung on the front of the building, made up of student photographs taken at the school Prom.

In the 2009 League Tables,[3] published in January 2010, it was confirmed the school was top in Scarborough for the benchmark 5A*-C including English & mathematics.

[citation needed] On 5 July 2010 the school released a digital download Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World, in an attempt to reach the charts.

The song is a tribute to a young student of the school who raised over £25,000 with her friends, whilst battling against a brain tumour.

The system also reports to parents whether the student is likely to reach Fischer Family Trust Band D "FFT D" targets, a common measure of progress in English schools.

In the summer of 2009 the school restructured how tutor groups were constructed, altering the way provision of pastoral care was organised.

Vertical structuring has been implemented in other secondary schools, the main advantages being seen as the mixing of ages leading to an increased sense of community, allowing for pupils to share experiences, foster understanding and reduce bullying.

[12] The system also complements the school curriculum, where in many cases, students in Years 9 and 10 and 11 are in the same subject mixed-age option groups.

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World" is a charity and tribute song recorded by Staff and Students from Scalby School in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

The song was recorded and released as an online-digital download in tribute of the late Ellie-Othick Bowmaker, who died of a Brain tumor, and to raise money for Ellie's Fund, a charity set up after her death.