Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby
Barwic Parade, Petre Avenue, Selby, YO8 8DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Dixon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 261
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 121444
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757705591
About this school
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby is a community primary school in Selby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby, 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 | 35 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 50% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 75% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 75% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 78% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby 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 | 31% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby compares
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby ranked 222nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 6.8% | 55% | 184 | — |
| Staynor Hall Primary Academy | 36% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 328 | 0.4 miles |
| Barlby Bridge Community Primary School | 73% | 4% | 31.8% | 144 | 0.6 miles |
| Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 58% | 6% | 28.5% | 303 | 0.7 miles |
| Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 200 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 48% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 188 | 1.1 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)
- 55.03%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Staynor Hall Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
- 0.7 miles
-
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Selby
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby ranks 15th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Selby.
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby teach?
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby?
- The headteacher of Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby is Miss Sarah Dixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby, 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 Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby?
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby full?
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby has capacity for 261 pupils and 184 on roll (70%), 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 Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby a faith school?
- No. Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby has no designated religious character.
- Does Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby as having nursery classes.
- How have Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby ranked 222nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby's absence rate?
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby'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.