Academy converter · York

Acomb Primary School

4–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144265URN

West Bank, York, YO24 4ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.9 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

181 applications for 45 places · 3rd of 41 in York

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 20 September 2023Ofsted'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

20 September 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
25 May 2022
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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.9 above York median (2.1) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

181 applications · 45 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 4.0; York median median 2.2
2025 4.0; York median median 2.1
2024 3.6; York median median 2.1
2023 3.9; York median median 2.1
2022 3.2; York median median 2.2
2021 3.7; York median median 2.1
2020 3.7; York median median 2.2
2019 3.1; York median median 2.1
2018 3.8; York median median 2.3
2017 3.4; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.6; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.2; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 3.0; York median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the York median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
York median

Dashed bars: as Acomb Primary School (URN 121271), 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	45	181	4.0	52	1.16
Sep 2025	44	174	4.0	60	1.36
Sep 2024	45	161	3.6	68	1.51
Sep 2023	44	170	3.9	66	1.50
Sep 2022	45	143	3.2	64	1.42
Sep 2021	45	168	3.7	59	1.31
Sep 2020	44	164	3.7	54	1.23
Sep 2019	45	139	3.1	54	1.20
Sep 2018	45	172	3.8	65	1.44
Sep 2017 *	45	152	3.4	58	1.29
Sep 2016 *	60	157	2.6	59	0.98
Sep 2015 *	45	143	3.2	42	0.93
Sep 2014 *	45	133	3.0	33	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 82% · Maths 70% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%34th of 47 in York

York 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard25%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	55%	14%	104	103
2023/24	73%	11%	108	106
2022/23	67%	15%	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

Acomb Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
0.5 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
0.5 km · York

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Poppleton Road Primary School
1.0 km · York

2026

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.0 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Carr Junior School
1.3 km · York

Good2023

64%met the SATs standard
Dringhouses Primary School
1.4 km · York

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.5 km · York

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Carr Infant School
1.5 km · York

Special measures 2026

1.6applications per place

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: 144265 · 816/2000
Trust: Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Acomb Primary School (URN 121271)
Address: West Bank, York, YO24 4ES
Local authority: York

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