Badger Hill Primary Academy
Crossways, Badger Hill, York, YO10 5JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Vicky Hunter
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 142838
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806480
About this school
Badger Hill Primary Academy is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Badger Hill Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 65% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Badger Hill Primary Academy 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 | 69% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Badger Hill Primary Academy compares
Badger Hill Primary Academy ranked 12th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 200 | — |
| Lord Deramore's Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 219 | 0.3 miles |
| Osbaldwick Primary Academy | 60% | 5% | 28.6% | 259 | 0.5 miles |
| St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 52% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 175 | 0.8 miles |
| St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 7% | 56.8% | 137 | 1.0 miles |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | 55% | 9% | 59.6% | 227 | 1.2 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)
- 19.47%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lord Deramore's Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · York
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Osbaldwick Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · York
- 0.8 miles
-
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · York
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Tang Hall Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Badger Hill Primary Academy ranks 28th 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
- 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
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Badger Hill Primary Academy teach?
- Badger Hill Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Badger Hill Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Badger Hill Primary Academy is Ms Vicky Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Badger Hill Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Badger Hill Primary Academy, 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 Badger Hill Primary Academy?
- Badger Hill Primary Academy has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Badger Hill Primary Academy full?
- Badger Hill Primary Academy 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 Badger Hill Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Badger Hill Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Badger Hill Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Badger Hill Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Badger Hill Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Badger Hill Primary Academy is part of PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Badger Hill Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Badger Hill Primary Academy compare with other schools in York?
- Badger Hill Primary Academy ranked 12th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Badger Hill Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Badger Hill Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Badger Hill Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Badger Hill Primary Academy'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.