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Scarcroft Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Moss Street, York YO23 1BS · scarcroft.york.sch.uk · 01904 806635

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
75%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. York 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
347
83% of 420 places
Local authority
York
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15.6%
First language not English
12.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Excel Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: York Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 41 (Places 45)41September 2023: 48 (Places 48)48September 2024: 29 (Places 36)29September 2025: 39 (Places 39)39September 2026: 29 (Places 30)29Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630291100%
September 2025Sept 202539391100%
September 2024Sept 202436290.8100%
September 2023Sept 202348481100%
September 2022Sept 202245410.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across York it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 52% (England 53%)52%2016/17: 66% (England 61%)66%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 70% (England 65%)70%2022/23: 74% (England 60%)74%2023/24: 71% (England 61%)71%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲75%62%
▲19%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●107105
▲108105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121282)

Ofsted

Scarcroft Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
18 Oct 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2009

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Dec 2005Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
84%
Replies
120
31% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●87% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲85% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼42% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (17%) with SEND

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