Tang Hall Primary Academy
Sixth Avenue, York, YO31 0UT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Atkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 143509
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806515
About this school
Tang Hall Primary Academy is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 227 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 48% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 69% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 62% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 62% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Tang Hall 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 | 59% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tang Hall Primary Academy compares
Tang Hall Primary Academy ranked 35th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 9% | 59.6% | 227 | — |
| Heworth Church of England Primary School | 37% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 142 | 0.3 miles |
| St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 52% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 175 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Grove Primary Academy | 65% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 262 | 0.6 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 75% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 261 | 0.6 miles |
| Hempland Primary School | 77% | 4% | 7.4% | 420 | 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.
Inspection history
- 21 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.61%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.99%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heworth Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · York
- 0.6 miles
-
Park Grove Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · York
- 0.6 miles
-
Hempland Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Tang Hall Primary Academy ranks 71st 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 Tang Hall Primary Academy teach?
- Tang Hall Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Tang Hall Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Tang Hall Primary Academy is Mrs Lorraine Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tang Hall Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tang Hall 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 big is Tang Hall Primary Academy?
- Tang Hall Primary Academy has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Tang Hall Primary Academy full?
- Tang Hall Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 227 on roll (108%), 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 Tang Hall Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Tang Hall Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tang Hall Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tang Hall Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tang Hall Primary Academy?
- Tang Hall 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 Tang Hall Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tang Hall Primary Academy rank locally?
- Tang Hall Primary Academy ranked 35th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tang Hall Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Tang Hall Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tang Hall Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tang Hall 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 10 July 2026.