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Dringhouses Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
St Helen's Road, Dringhouses, York YO24 1HW · dringhousesprimary.org · 01904 553940
On the mapSearch near YO24 1HW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. York 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.58 mi
- 0.94 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 312
- 99% of 315 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.58 mi (935 m) from the school. Source: York Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 47 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 53 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.58 mi0.94 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The guide shows 44 children offered for 45 places, so the school had places left over.
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across York it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Dringhouses Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 108
- 35% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (13%) with SEND