Hempland Primary School
Whitby Avenue, Stockton Lane, York, YO31 1ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abigail Innes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 142844
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806506
About this school
Hempland Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hempland 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 60 | 59 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 81% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 25% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 85% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 81% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| 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 Hempland 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 | 85% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hempland Primary School compares
Hempland Primary School ranked 7th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 4% | 7.4% | 420 | — |
| St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 52% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 175 | 0.5 miles |
| Heworth Church of England Primary School | 37% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 142 | 0.5 miles |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | 55% | 9% | 59.6% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Osbaldwick Primary Academy | 60% | 5% | 28.6% | 259 | 0.9 miles |
| Yearsley Grove Primary School | 41% | 5.9% | 24% | 385 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.35%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.95%
- Persistent absence
- 5.75%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.5 miles
-
Heworth Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Tang Hall Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · York
-
Osbaldwick Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Yearsley Grove Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Hempland Primary School ranks 19th 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 ages does Hempland Primary School teach?
- Hempland Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Hempland Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hempland Primary School is Mrs Abigail Innes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hempland Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hempland 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 Hempland Primary School?
- Hempland Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hempland Primary School full?
- Hempland Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Hempland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hempland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hempland Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hempland Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hempland Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hempland Primary School 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 Hempland 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hempland Primary School compare with other schools in York?
- Hempland Primary School ranked 7th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Hempland Primary School's absence rate?
- Hempland Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hempland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hempland 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.