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Woodthorpe Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO24 2RU
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in York
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of York. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
50
Outstanding
4
Good
41
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 84% · RI: 8% · I: 0%
2
Lord Deramore's Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • York • North Yorkshire • YO10 5EE
Outstanding
3
Acomb Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO24 4ES
Outstanding
4
Knavesmire Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO23 1HY
Outstanding
5
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO26 6JT
Good
6
Ralph Butterfield Primary School
Primary • Community school • York • North Yorkshire • YO32 3LS
Good
7
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO24 4JW
Good
8
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO31 0QQ
Good
9
Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • York • North Yorkshire • YO32 5UH
Good
10
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • York • North Yorkshire • YO10 5BW
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Good • Dec 2023
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good • Nov 2023
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