Ralph Butterfield Primary School
Station Road, Haxby, York, YO32 3LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Stephenson
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 121299
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904768325
About this school
Ralph Butterfield Primary School is a community primary school in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 311 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- 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 | 50 | 46 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 85% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 93% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Ralph Butterfield 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 | 80% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 313 |
| 2023/24 | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ralph Butterfield Primary School compares
Ralph Butterfield Primary School ranked 2nd of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 311 | — |
| Headlands Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 243 | 0.6 miles |
| Wigginton Primary School | 78% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 247 | 0.7 miles |
| Huntington Primary Academy | 60% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 347 | 1.6 miles |
| New Earswick Primary School | 50% | 10.3% | 55.2% | 213 | 1.7 miles |
| Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy | 63% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 496 | 1.8 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)
- 6.81%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 7.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Headlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
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Wigginton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · York
-
Huntington Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · York
-
New Earswick Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · York
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Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Ralph Butterfield Primary School ranks 10th 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 year groups does Ralph Butterfield Primary School teach?
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Ralph Butterfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ralph Butterfield Primary School is Mrs Helen Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ralph Butterfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ralph Butterfield 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 big is Ralph Butterfield Primary School?
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ralph Butterfield Primary School full?
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 311 on roll (89%), 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 Ralph Butterfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ralph Butterfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ralph Butterfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ralph Butterfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ralph Butterfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ralph Butterfield Primary School rank locally?
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School ranked 2nd of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ralph Butterfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ralph Butterfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ralph Butterfield 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.