North Duffield Community Primary School
Broadmanor, North Duffield, Selby, YO8 5RZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Russell
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 121455
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757288487
About this school
North Duffield Community Primary School is a community primary school in Selby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 129 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 13 | 21 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 81% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 North Duffield 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 | 85% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Duffield Community Primary School compares
North Duffield Community Primary School ranked 128th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4% | 12.2% | 129 | — |
| Bubwith Community Primary School | 53% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 112 | 1.9 miles |
| Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 77 | 3.4 miles |
| Barlby Community Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 22% | 345 | 3.8 miles |
| Riccall Community Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 12% | 178 | 4.1 miles |
| Hemingbrough Community Primary School | 71% | 5% | 12.2% | 125 | 4.1 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)
- 12.17%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 6.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bubwith Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Nr Selby
-
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barlby Community Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Riccall Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · York
-
Hemingbrough Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
North Duffield Community Primary School ranks 7th 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
- Hemingbrough 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 North Duffield Community Primary School teach?
- North Duffield Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of North Duffield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of North Duffield Community Primary School is Mr Andrew Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Duffield Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Duffield 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 North Duffield Community Primary School?
- North Duffield Community Primary School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is North Duffield Community Primary School full?
- North Duffield Community Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 129 on roll (74%), 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 North Duffield Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. North Duffield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Duffield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records North Duffield Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have North Duffield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Duffield Community Primary School rank locally?
- North Duffield Community Primary School ranked 128th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Duffield Community Primary School's absence rate?
- North Duffield 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 North Duffield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Duffield 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.