Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School
Myrtle Avenue, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jan Elcock
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 121460
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757706841
About this school
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Selby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 48% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 66% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 55% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 62% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Selby, Longman's Hill 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 | 57% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School compares
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School ranked 143rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 200 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 48% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 188 | 0.3 miles |
| Brayton Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 381 | 0.6 miles |
| Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 58% | 6% | 28.5% | 303 | 0.7 miles |
| Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby | 30% | 6.8% | 55% | 184 | 0.8 miles |
| Staynor Hall Primary Academy | 36% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 328 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.81%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 6.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Brayton Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Selby
- 0.7 miles
-
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby0.8 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Staynor Hall Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School ranks 10th 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
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School teach?
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School is Mrs Jan Elcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selby, Longman's Hill 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 many pupils are at Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School?
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School full?
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School ranked 143rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selby, Longman's Hill 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.