Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School
Eastholme Drive, Rawcliffe, York, YO30 5TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Fielding
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 656
- Pupils on roll
- 622
- URN
- 144264
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806530
About this school
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 622 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clifton With Rawcliffe 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 85 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 75% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Clifton With Rawcliffe 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 | 75% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 623 |
| 2024/25 | 617 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School compares
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School ranked 6th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.9% | 15.3% | 622 | — |
| Lakeside Primary Academy | 40% | 4.8% | 20.3% | 199 | 0.4 miles |
| Burton Green Primary School | 37% | 6.3% | 35.8% | 136 | 0.9 miles |
| Clifton Green Primary School | 51% | 8.8% | 32.2% | 372 | 1.1 miles |
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0% | 6.5% | 36.5% | 76 | 1.3 miles |
| Poppleton Road Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 24.6% | 404 | 1.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.26%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 5.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lakeside Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · York
-
Burton Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Clifton Green Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · York
- 1.3 miles
-
Poppleton Road Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School ranks 18th 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 Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School teach?
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School is Mrs Claire Fielding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clifton With Rawcliffe 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 Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School?
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School has 622 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School full?
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School has capacity for 656 pupils and 622 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 Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Clifton With Rawcliffe 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 Clifton With Rawcliffe 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 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School compare with other schools in York?
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School ranked 6th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School's absence rate?
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clifton With Rawcliffe 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 10 July 2026.