Great Ouseburn Community Primary School
Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Oswald
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 120
- URN
- 121393
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423330296
About this school
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School is a community primary school in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 120 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 82% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 55% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 82% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 82% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 91% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Great Ouseburn 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 | 70% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Ouseburn Community Primary School compares
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School ranked 36th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.5% | 5% | 120 | — |
| Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School | 40% | 4.4% | 16.7% | 100 | 1.9 miles |
| Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School | 90% | 4.2% | 17.4% | 101 | 3.2 miles |
| Linton-on-Ouse Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 6% | 64 | 3.5 miles |
| Outwood Primary Academy Alne | 89% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 105 | 3.6 miles |
| Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School | 58% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 58 | 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)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 13.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · York
-
Linton-on-Ouse Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Outwood Primary Academy Alne3.6 miles
Primary · York
-
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School ranks 16th 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 Great Ouseburn Community Primary School teach?
- Great Ouseburn Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Ouseburn Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Ouseburn Community Primary School is Mr Nick Oswald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Ouseburn Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Ouseburn 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 Great Ouseburn Community Primary School?
- Great Ouseburn Community Primary School has 120 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Ouseburn Community Primary School full?
- Great Ouseburn Community Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 120 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Great Ouseburn Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Ouseburn Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Ouseburn Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Ouseburn Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Great Ouseburn Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Ouseburn Community Primary School rank locally?
- Great Ouseburn Community Primary School ranked 36th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Ouseburn Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Ouseburn Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Ouseburn Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Ouseburn 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.