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Poppleton Road Primary School

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404Pupils
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149648URN

Poppleton Road, York, YO26 4UP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

140 applications for 51 places · 14th 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

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 15 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 above York median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

140 applications · 51 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.8; York median median 2.2
2025 2.1; York median median 2.1
2024 2.4; York median median 2.1
2023 2.5; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 2.2; York median median 2.2; as the previous school
2021 2.7; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.2; York median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.2; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.8; York median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.6; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.5; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.4; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.3; York median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
York median

Dashed bars: as Poppleton Road Primary School (URN 121281), 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	51	140	2.8	49	0.96
Sep 2025	53	112	2.1	52	0.98
Sep 2024	52	122	2.4	43	0.83
Sep 2023 *	54	137	2.5	46	0.85
Sep 2022 *	49	109	2.2	43	0.88
Sep 2021 *	52	141	2.7	46	0.88
Sep 2020 *	57	125	2.2	55	0.96
Sep 2019 *	49	110	2.2	47	0.96
Sep 2018 *	54	152	2.8	49	0.91
Sep 2017 *	56	145	2.6	44	0.79
Sep 2016 *	50	123	2.5	47	0.94
Sep 2015 *	60	146	2.4	48	0.80
Sep 2014 *	51	115	2.3	42	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 81% · 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 standard76%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	12%	106	104
2023/24	53%	9%	105	105
2022/23	68%	2%	106	104

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

Poppleton Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Carr Junior School
0.8 km · York

Good2023

64%met the SATs standard
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.9 km · York

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Special measures 2026

1.6applications per place
Acomb Primary School
1.0 km · York

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · York

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.3 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
1.4 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Clifton Green Primary School
1.8 km · York

2026

2.1applications per place 51%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: 149648 · 816/2014
Trust: Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Poppleton Road Primary School (URN 121281)
Address: Poppleton Road, York, YO26 4UP
Local authority: York

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