Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School
London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster, LS24 9PS
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki Vaughan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Constituency
- Selby and Ainsty
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 139
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 121635
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Tadcaster. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - |
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 Barkston Ash Catholic 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 | 84% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 8% | 137 | — |
| Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 89% | 4.5% | 10.8% | 138 | 0.0 miles |
| Saxton Church of England Primary School | — | 3% | 5% | 44 | 1.1 miles |
| Sherburn Hungate Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 29% | 406 | 1.3 miles |
| Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School | 58% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 239 | 1.6 miles |
| Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 17.2% | 490 | 2.1 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
-
Saxton Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
-
Sherburn Hungate Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
-
Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Tadcaster
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Riverside School, Tadcaster Primary
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tadcaster Primary Academy Primary
- Tadcaster Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School teach?
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Tadcaster.
- Has Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School?
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School had 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barkston Ash Catholic 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 9 July 2024.