Voluntary controlled school · York

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
168Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121474URN

St Paul's Terrace, Holgate, York, YO24 4BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.4 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

86 applications for 24 places · 4th of 41 in York

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

York 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 January 2013
Graded inspection: 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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.4 above York median (2.1) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; York median median 2.2
2025 3.6; York median median 2.1
2024 3.3; York median median 2.1
2023 3.7; York median median 2.1
2022 3.2; York median median 2.2
2021 4.3; York median median 2.1
2020 3.9; York median median 2.2
2019 4.2; York median median 2.1
2018 4.1; York median median 2.3
2017 5.3; York median median 2.1
2016 4.2; York median median 2.0
2015 5.1; York median median 2.0
2014 5.2; 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	24	86	3.6	22	0.92
Sep 2025	19	69	3.6	19	1.00
Sep 2024	24	80	3.3	22	0.92
Sep 2023	25	93	3.7	20	0.80
Sep 2022	27	86	3.2	22	0.81
Sep 2021	28	120	4.3	40	1.43
Sep 2020	28	109	3.9	31	1.11
Sep 2019	25	106	4.2	24	0.96
Sep 2018	25	102	4.1	19	0.76
Sep 2017	28	149	5.3	41	1.46
Sep 2016	27	113	4.2	26	0.96
Sep 2015	27	137	5.1	36	1.33
Sep 2014	25	131	5.2	43	1.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 54% · Maths 71% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%36th of 47 in York

York 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	54%	13%	105	106
2023/24	64%	18%	109	107
2022/23	71%	0%	109	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

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · York

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Scarcroft Primary School
0.7 km · York

Good2022

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Acomb Primary School
1.0 km · York

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.1 km · York

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Poppleton Road Primary School
1.3 km · York

2026

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Knavesmire Primary School
1.4 km · York

Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
1.4 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Fishergate Primary School
1.6 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121474 · 816/3003
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 195 pupils · 168 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Paul's Terrace, Holgate, York, YO24 4BJ
Local authority: York

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