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Poppleton Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Poppleton Road, York YO26 4UP · poppletonroadprimary.co.uk · 01904 806522
On the mapSearch near YO26 4UP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 404
- 91% of 446 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- School census 2025/26
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, 49 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121281)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Poppleton Road Primary School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |