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Saxton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Dam Lane, Saxton, Tadcaster LS24 9QF · sp.starmat.uk · 01937 557396
On the mapSearch near LS24 9QF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 58%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 44
- 49% of 90 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 58%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121585)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Saxton Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Apr 2024
- 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121585), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121585)
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121585)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 24
- 47% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied