Amotherby Community Primary School
Meadowfield, Amotherby, Malton, YO17 6TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Wade
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 121370
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01653693675
About this school
Amotherby Community Primary School is a community primary school in Malton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Amotherby 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 54% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 62% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 73% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Amotherby 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 | 48% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Amotherby Community Primary School compares
Amotherby Community Primary School ranked 69th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 185 | — |
| Malton Primary Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 38.9% | 173 | 2.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 65% | 3.5% | 14.6% | 225 | 2.9 miles |
| Slingsby Community Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 87 | 3.2 miles |
| Norton Community Primary School | 74% | 5.1% | 23.5% | 545 | 3.3 miles |
| Welburn Community Primary School | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 47 | 3.9 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)
- 10.73%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 6.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malton Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Malton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy2.9 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Slingsby Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · York
-
Norton Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Welburn Community Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in Malton
Amotherby Community Primary School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Malton.
- Langton Primary School Primary
- Leavening Community Primary School Primary
- Luttons Community Primary Academy Primary
- Malton Primary Academy Primary
- Norton Community Primary School Primary
- Rillington Primary School Primary
- Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Malton School Secondary
- Norton School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Amotherby Community Primary School teach?
- Amotherby Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Malton.
- Who is the headteacher of Amotherby Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Amotherby Community Primary School is Mrs Lucy Wade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Amotherby Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Amotherby 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 Amotherby Community Primary School?
- Amotherby Community Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Amotherby Community Primary School full?
- Amotherby Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), 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 Amotherby Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Amotherby Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Amotherby Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Amotherby Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Amotherby Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Amotherby Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Amotherby Community Primary School ranked 69th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Amotherby Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Amotherby Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Amotherby Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Amotherby 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.