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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 10 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 June 2019Graded inspection: Good · as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School, Ampleforth, URN 121650
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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 entry17 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
- 2025 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
- 2024 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
- 2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
- 2020 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
- 2019 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
Dashed bars: as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School, Ampleforth (URN 121650), the previous school.
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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 | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2019 * | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 * | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2016 * | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2014 * | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 0% | 108 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 10% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 11% | 109 | 108 |
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
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · North YorkshireGood20242.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 8.1 km · North YorkshireRequires improvement20222.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 8.8 km · North YorkshireGood20244.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 9.4 km · North Yorkshire20263.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 10.6 km · North YorkshireGood20241.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 10.9 km · North YorkshireGood20245.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 11.5 km · North YorkshireGood20231.8applications per place
- 11.7 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20253.4applications per place 64%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
- 147274 · 815/3600
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 88 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2019
- Replaced
- St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School, Ampleforth (URN 121650)
- Address
- Back Lane, Ampleforth, York, YO62 4DE
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources