Slingsby Community Primary School
The Green, Slingsby, York, YO62 4AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Leigh Smith
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 121322
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01653628370
About this school
Slingsby Community Primary School is a community primary school in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Slingsby Community 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 57% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 86% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Slingsby Community 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slingsby Community Primary School compares
Slingsby Community Primary School ranked 109th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 87 | — |
| Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 4.6% | 34.8% | 28 | 3.0 miles |
| Amotherby Community Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 185 | 3.2 miles |
| Welburn Community Primary School | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 47 | 4.5 miles |
| Sheriff Hutton Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 89 | 6.1 miles |
| Malton Primary Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 38.9% | 173 | 6.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.09%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · York
-
Amotherby Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Welburn Community Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Sheriff Hutton Primary School6.1 miles
Primary · York
-
Malton Primary Academy6.1 miles
Primary · Malton
Other schools in York
Slingsby Community Primary School ranks 51st 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 Slingsby Community Primary School teach?
- Slingsby Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Slingsby Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Slingsby Community Primary School is Mr Leigh Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Slingsby Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slingsby Community 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 Slingsby Community Primary School?
- Slingsby Community Primary School has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Slingsby Community Primary School full?
- Slingsby Community Primary School has capacity for 95 pupils and 87 on roll (92%), 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 Slingsby Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Slingsby Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Slingsby Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Slingsby Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Slingsby Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Slingsby Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Slingsby Community Primary School ranked 109th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Slingsby Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Slingsby Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slingsby Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slingsby Community 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.