1
Woodthorpe Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO24 2RU
1
5 Aug 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in York
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of York. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
50
Outstanding
4
Good
41
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 84% · RI: 8% · I: 0%
2
Lord Deramore's Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO10 5EE
1
14 Jul 2024
3
Acomb Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO24 4ES
1
18 Oct 2023
4
Knavesmire Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO23 1HY
1
20 Nov 2022
5
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO26 6JT
2
2 Jul 2024
6
Ralph Butterfield Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO32 3LS
2
21 Apr 2024
7
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York • North Yorkshire • YO24 4JW
2
14 Mar 2024
8
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York • North Yorkshire • YO31 0QQ
2
12 Mar 2024
9
Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy
York • North Yorkshire • YO32 5UH
2
28 Jan 2024
10
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
York • North Yorkshire • YO10 5BW
2
22 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe 2 • Dec 2023
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Carr Junior School 2 • Oct 2023
- Skelton Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Westfield Primary Community School 2 • Sep 2023
- Tang Hall Primary Academy 2 • May 2023
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 2 • Feb 2023
- Dringhouses Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Yearsley Grove Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Scarcroft Primary School 2 • Dec 2022