Scarcroft Primary School
Moss Street, York, YO23 1BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James McGann
- Sponsor
- Excel Learning Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 142637
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806635
About this school
Scarcroft Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 347 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 | 62 | 58 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 71% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 17% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 72% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Scarcroft 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 | York average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 382 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scarcroft Primary School compares
Scarcroft Primary School ranked 9th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.6% | 14.2% | 347 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 14% | 168 | 0.4 miles |
| Fishergate Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 23.9% | 291 | 0.6 miles |
| Knavesmire Primary School | 84% | 3.3% | 9.1% | 484 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 72% | 5.2% | 26.6% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 61% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 415 | 0.7 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)
- 14.21%
- English as an additional language
- 17.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 10.25%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.4 miles
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Fishergate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
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Knavesmire Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
- 0.7 miles
- 0.7 miles
Other schools in York
Scarcroft Primary School ranks 23rd 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
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Scarcroft Primary School teach?
- Scarcroft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Scarcroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scarcroft Primary School is Mr James McGann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scarcroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scarcroft 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 Scarcroft Primary School?
- Scarcroft Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Scarcroft Primary School full?
- Scarcroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 347 on roll (83%), 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 Scarcroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Scarcroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scarcroft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Scarcroft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Scarcroft Primary School?
- Scarcroft Primary School is part of EXCEL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Scarcroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scarcroft Primary School rank locally?
- Scarcroft Primary School ranked 9th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scarcroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Scarcroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scarcroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scarcroft 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 2 July 2026.