Academy converter · York

Rufforth Primary School

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146840URN

Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, YO23 3QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.9 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

61 applications for 15 places · 2nd of 41 in York

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

York 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

24 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 January 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Rufforth Primary School, URN 121412

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

4.1applications per place, Reception

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

61 applications · 15 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 4.1; York median median 2.2
2025 3.8; York median median 2.1
2024 3.1; York median median 2.1
2023 3.9; York median median 2.1
2022 2.7; York median median 2.2
2021 3.1; York median median 2.1
2020 2.8; York median median 2.2
2019 3.1; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 3.6; York median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 3.7; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 3.4; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.9; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; York median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the York median in 7 of 7 years.

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York median

Dashed bars: as Rufforth Primary School (URN 121412), 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	15	61	4.1	17	1.13
Sep 2025	11	42	3.8	11	1.00
Sep 2024	15	47	3.1	15	1.00
Sep 2023	14	55	3.9	16	1.14
Sep 2022	15	40	2.7	14	0.93
Sep 2021	15	47	3.1	18	1.20
Sep 2020	15	42	2.8	13	0.87
Sep 2019 *	14	44	3.1	15	1.07
Sep 2018 *	10	36	3.6	10	1.00
Sep 2017 *	14	52	3.7	21	1.50
Sep 2016 *	14	47	3.4	18	1.29
Sep 2015 *	12	35	2.9	10	0.83
Sep 2014 *	14	28	2.0	11	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 71% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%24th of 47 in York

York 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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York median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	7%	107	104
2023/24	71%	7%	109	105
2022/23	87%	20%	114	111

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

Rufforth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

6.5applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.7 km · York

Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary Community School
3.9 km · York

Good2023

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
4.0 km · York

Good2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Carr Infant School
4.5 km · York

Special measures 2026

1.6applications per place
Carr Junior School
4.6 km · York

Good2023

64%met the SATs standard
Woodthorpe Primary School
5.2 km · York

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
5.2 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146840 · 816/2349
Trust: Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 109 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: Rufforth Primary School (URN 121412)
Address: Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, YO23 3QF
Local authority: York

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