Community school · York

Dringhouses Primary School

4–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121276URN

St Helen's Road, Dringhouses, York, YO24 1HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.8 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

131 applications for 45 places · 9th of 41 in York

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

York 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 above York median (2.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

131 applications · 45 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.9; York median median 2.2
2025 2.7; York median median 2.1
2024 2.3; York median median 2.1
2023 2.8; York median median 2.1
2022 2.7; York median median 2.2
2021 2.9; York median median 2.1
2020 3.1; York median median 2.2
2019 3.4; York median median 2.1
2018 3.1; York median median 2.3
2017 3.4; York median median 2.1
2016 2.7; York median median 2.0
2015 3.3; York median median 2.0
2014 2.8; York median median 1.8

More applications per place than the York median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
York median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	131	2.9	49	1.09
Sep 2025	43	116	2.7	39	0.91
Sep 2024	44	99	2.3	41	0.93
Sep 2023	45	127	2.8	47	1.04
Sep 2022	45	120	2.7	53	1.18
Sep 2021	45	129	2.9	47	1.04
Sep 2020	45	138	3.1	49	1.09
Sep 2019	45	151	3.4	51	1.13
Sep 2018	45	138	3.1	54	1.20
Sep 2017	45	152	3.4	60	1.33
Sep 2016	45	123	2.7	46	1.02
Sep 2015	47	155	3.3	67	1.43
Sep 2014	45	126	2.8	56	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%17th of 47 in York

York 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard60%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
York median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	15%	110	105
2023/24	80%	20%	108	107
2022/23	78%	11%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dringhouses Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
1.2 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · York

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Woodthorpe Primary School
1.3 km · York

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Acomb Primary School
1.4 km · York

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Knavesmire Primary School
1.4 km · York

Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.7 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Scarcroft Primary School
1.9 km · York

Good2022

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary Community School
2.1 km · York

Good2023

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121276 · 816/2007
Capacity: 315 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 9.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Helen's Road, Dringhouses, York, YO24 1HW
Local authority: York

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources