Easingwold Community Primary School
Thirsk Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Parratt
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 297
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 121331
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01347821282
About this school
Easingwold Community Primary School is a community primary school in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 274 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 47 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 47% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 70% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 64% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 64% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Easingwold 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 | 71% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Easingwold Community Primary School compares
Easingwold Community Primary School ranked 152nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.2% | 29.9% | 274 | — |
| Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 5.7% | 14.2% | 106 | 2.3 miles |
| Husthwaite Church of England Primary School | 88% | 5.3% | 20% | 64 | 3.0 miles |
| Outwood Primary Academy Alne | 89% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 105 | 3.5 miles |
| Huby CofE Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 10.2% | 95 | 3.9 miles |
| Stillington Primary School | 38% | 6% | 53.6% | 40 | 4.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.9%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 14.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · York
-
Husthwaite Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · York
-
Outwood Primary Academy Alne3.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Huby CofE Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Stillington Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Easingwold Community Primary School ranks 69th 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 Easingwold Community Primary School teach?
- Easingwold Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Easingwold Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Easingwold Community Primary School is Mrs Alison Parratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Easingwold Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Easingwold 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 big is Easingwold Community Primary School?
- Easingwold Community Primary School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Easingwold Community Primary School full?
- Easingwold Community Primary School has capacity for 297 pupils and 274 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 Easingwold Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Easingwold Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Easingwold Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Easingwold Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Easingwold Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Easingwold Community Primary School rank locally?
- Easingwold Community Primary School ranked 152nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Easingwold Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Easingwold Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Easingwold Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Easingwold 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.