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Woodthorpe Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Summerfield Road, Woodthorpe, York YO24 2RU · woodthorpeprimaryschool.co.uk · 01904 806464
On the mapSearch near YO24 2RU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. York 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.92 mi
- 1.48 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- At capacity · 450 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Excel Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.92 mi (1.48 km) from the school. Source: York Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% 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 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.92 mi1.48 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The guide shows 59 children offered for 60 places, so the school had places left over.
The guide shows 48 children offered for 60 places, so the school had places left over.
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121290)
Ofsted
Woodthorpe Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 61
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied