Voluntary controlled school · York

Lord Deramore's Primary School

4–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121536URN

School Lane, Heslington, York, YO10 5EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.3per place

3.1 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

142 applications for 27 places · 1st of 41 in York

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

York 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

11 June 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

5.3applications per place, Reception

3.1 above York median (2.1) 3.1 above England median (2.2)

142 applications · 27 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 5.3; York median median 2.2
2025 3.5; York median median 2.1
2024 3.8; York median median 2.1
2023 2.9; York median median 2.1
2022 4.1; York median median 2.2
2021 3.6; York median median 2.1
2020 4.4; York median median 2.2
2019 3.8; York median median 2.1
2018 4.3; York median median 2.3
2017 3.5; York median median 2.1
2016 3.2; York median median 2.0
2015 3.4; York median median 2.0
2014 3.1; 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	27	142	5.3	66	2.44
Sep 2025	30	105	3.5	46	1.53
Sep 2024	29	111	3.8	51	1.76
Sep 2023	30	87	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	123	4.1	52	1.73
Sep 2021	30	108	3.6	36	1.20
Sep 2020	29	127	4.4	59	2.03
Sep 2019	30	114	3.8	47	1.57
Sep 2018	30	128	4.3	46	1.53
Sep 2017	30	104	3.5	38	1.27
Sep 2016	27	87	3.2	25	0.93
Sep 2015	30	103	3.4	50	1.67
Sep 2014	28	86	3.1	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 94% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%7th of 47 in York

York 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard45%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	77%	13%	108	109
2023/24	91%	18%	108	110
2022/23	79%	21%	109	109

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

Lord Deramore's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

5.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Badger Hill Primary Academy
0.5 km · York

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Osbaldwick Primary Academy
1.2 km · York

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · York

Good2023

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · York

Good2024

3.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.0 km · York

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · York

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Fishergate Primary School
2.2 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Tang Hall Primary Academy
2.3 km · York

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121536 · 816/3158
Capacity: 210 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: School Lane, Heslington, York, YO10 5EE
Local authority: York

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