Barlby Bridge Community Primary School
Thomas Street, Barlby Road, York, YO8 5AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Platt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 121448
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757703650
About this school
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School is a community primary school in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 144 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 10 April 2024, 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 | 26 | 22 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 59% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 59% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 73% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Barlby Bridge 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 | 62% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barlby Bridge Community Primary School compares
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School ranked 59th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 4% | 31.8% | 144 | — |
| Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 58% | 6% | 28.5% | 303 | 0.4 miles |
| Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby | 30% | 6.8% | 55% | 184 | 0.6 miles |
| Selby Community Primary School | 60% | 6.9% | 49.7% | 303 | 0.6 miles |
| Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 200 | 1.0 miles |
| Staynor Hall Primary Academy | 36% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 328 | 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)
- 31.82%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 7.19%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.4 miles
-
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby0.6 miles
Primary · Selby
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Selby Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Selby
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Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Selby
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Staynor Hall Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in York
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School ranks 29th 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
- 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
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barlby Bridge Community Primary School teach?
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Barlby Bridge Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barlby Bridge Community Primary School is Mr Liam Platt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barlby Bridge Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barlby Bridge 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 Barlby Bridge Community Primary School?
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barlby Bridge Community Primary School full?
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School has capacity for 189 pupils and 144 on roll (76%), 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 Barlby Bridge Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barlby Bridge Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barlby Bridge Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barlby Bridge Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Barlby Bridge Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barlby Bridge Community Primary School rank locally?
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School ranked 59th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Barlby Bridge Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barlby Bridge Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barlby Bridge 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 7 July 2026.