Hemingbrough Community Primary School
School Road, Hemingbrough, Selby, YO8 6QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Chappell
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 121450
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757638266
About this school
Hemingbrough Community Primary School is a community primary school in Selby. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 125 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
- 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 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 60% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Hemingbrough 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 | 59% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hemingbrough Community Primary School compares
Hemingbrough Community Primary School ranked 67th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5% | 12.2% | 125 | — |
| Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 77 | 1.4 miles |
| Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School | 70% | 4% | 10.3% | 63 | 1.6 miles |
| Barlow Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 4.1% | 82 | 2.4 miles |
| Staynor Hall Primary Academy | 36% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 328 | 3.3 miles |
| Camblesforth Community Primary Academy | 77% | 3.9% | 28.7% | 113 | 3.4 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)
- 12.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 6.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Barlow Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Staynor Hall Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Camblesforth Community Primary Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
Hemingbrough Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Selby.
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby 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
- 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 year groups does Hemingbrough Community Primary School teach?
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of Hemingbrough Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hemingbrough Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Chappell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hemingbrough Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hemingbrough 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 Hemingbrough Community Primary School?
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School has 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Hemingbrough Community Primary School full?
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 125 on roll (60%), 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 Hemingbrough Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hemingbrough Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hemingbrough Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hemingbrough Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hemingbrough Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% 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 Hemingbrough Community Primary School rank locally?
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School ranked 67th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hemingbrough Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hemingbrough Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hemingbrough 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.