Clifton Green Primary School
Kingsway North, Clifton, York, YO30 6JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Prest
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 121283
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904936948
About this school
Clifton Green Primary School is a community primary school in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 372 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clifton Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 54 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 33% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 54% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 37% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 48% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Clifton Green Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | York average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 397 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clifton Green Primary School compares
Clifton Green Primary School ranked 38th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 8.8% | 32.2% | 372 | — |
| Burton Green Primary School | 37% | 6.3% | 35.8% | 136 | 0.4 miles |
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0% | 6.5% | 36.5% | 76 | 0.6 miles |
| Haxby Road Primary Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 30.4% | 293 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Grove Primary Academy | 65% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 262 | 0.8 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 75% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 261 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.16%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 28.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burton Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · York
- 0.6 miles
-
Haxby Road Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · York
-
Park Grove Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · York
- 0.8 miles
Other schools in York
Clifton Green Primary School ranks 75th of the 93 ranked primary schools in York.
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Burton Green Primary School Primary
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Clifton Green Primary School teach?
- Clifton Green Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Clifton Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clifton Green Primary School is Mr Paul Prest, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clifton Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clifton Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Clifton Green Primary School?
- Clifton Green Primary School has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clifton Green Primary School full?
- Clifton Green Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 372 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Clifton Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clifton Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clifton Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clifton Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Clifton Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clifton Green Primary School compare with other schools in York?
- Clifton Green Primary School ranked 38th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clifton Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Clifton Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clifton Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clifton Green Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.