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Hempland Primary School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142844URN

Whitby Avenue, Stockton Lane, York, YO31 1ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

105 applications for 60 places · 34th 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

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
19 October 2021
Graded inspection: 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

0.4 below York median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

105 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; York median median 2.2
2025 2.1; York median median 2.1
2024 1.9; York median median 2.1
2023 2.1; York median median 2.1
2022 2.1; York median median 2.2
2021 2.2; York median median 2.1
2020 2.6; York median median 2.2
2019 2.0; York median median 2.1
2018 2.3; York median median 2.3
2017 2.3; York median median 2.1
2016 2.1; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.3; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; York median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
York median

Dashed bars: as Hempland Primary School (URN 131821), the previous school.

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	60	105	1.8	55	0.92
Sep 2025	60	124	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2024	59	114	1.9	61	1.03
Sep 2023	60	123	2.1	71	1.18
Sep 2022	60	125	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	130	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2020	58	149	2.6	69	1.19
Sep 2019	60	121	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	139	2.3	76	1.27
Sep 2017	60	136	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2016 *	60	123	2.1	79	1.32
Sep 2015 *	60	140	2.3	85	1.42
Sep 2014 *	60	113	1.9	78	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 77% · Maths 87% → 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 standard82%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	16%	109	108
2023/24	81%	25%	109	109
2022/23	85%	17%	108	107

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

Hempland Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · York

Good2024

3.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Heworth Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · York

Remains Good2024

6.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Tang Hall Primary Academy
1.1 km · York

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Osbaldwick Primary Academy
1.4 km · York

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Yearsley Grove Primary School
1.6 km · York

Good2022

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Park Grove Primary Academy
1.8 km · York

2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Haxby Road Primary Academy
1.9 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · York

Good2022

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142844 · 816/2001
Trust: Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2016
Replaced: Hempland Primary School (URN 131821)
Address: Whitby Avenue, Stockton Lane, York, YO31 1ET
Local authority: York

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