Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121534URN

Ings Lane, Staxton, Scarborough, YO12 4SS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

7 applications for 4 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 September 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

7 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 0.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire 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	4	7	1.8	4	1.00
Sep 2025	9	11	1.2	9	1.00
Sep 2024	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	7	16	2.3	6	0.86
Sep 2022	12	18	1.5	12	1.00
Sep 2021	18	20	1.1	19	1.06
Sep 2020	18	21	1.2	18	1.00
Sep 2019	13	14	1.1	13	1.00
Sep 2018	12	14	1.2	11	0.92
Sep 2017	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2016	15	13	0.9	10	0.67
Sep 2015	18	23	1.3	19	1.06
Sep 2014	10	13	1.3	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%81st of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard55%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	5%	108	107
2023/24	53%	0%	105	104
2022/23	50%	6%	104	106

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

Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, StaxtonThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School
4.6 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
5.5 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy
5.9 km · North Yorkshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

3.5applications per place
Cayton Community Primary School
6.1 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School
6.2 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
East Ayton Community Primary School
6.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
6.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Wykeham Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · North Yorkshire

Requires improvement2023

4.0applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121534 · 815/3155
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 150 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ings Lane, Staxton, Scarborough, YO12 4SS
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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