Acomb Primary School
West Bank, York, YO24 4ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Haynes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 144265
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806799
About this school
Acomb Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 312 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Acomb 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 73% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Acomb 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 | 67% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acomb Primary School compares
Acomb Primary School ranked 34th 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.5% | 14.4% | 312 | — |
| Hob Moor Community Primary Academy | 48% | 7.5% | 47.3% | 243 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 61% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| Poppleton Road Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 24.6% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 14% | 168 | 0.6 miles |
| Carr Junior School | 64% | 5.4% | 26.2% | 232 | 0.8 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
- 20 September 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report25 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.42%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.52%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · York
- 0.3 miles
-
Poppleton Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
- 0.6 miles
-
Carr Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Acomb Primary School ranks 68th of the 93 ranked primary schools in York.
- 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
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Acomb Primary School teach?
- Acomb Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Acomb Primary School?
- The headteacher of Acomb Primary School is Mr Lee Haynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Acomb Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acomb 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 Acomb Primary School?
- Acomb Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Acomb Primary School full?
- Acomb Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 312 on roll (99%), 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 Acomb Primary School a faith school?
- No. Acomb Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Acomb Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Acomb Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Acomb Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Acomb 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 Acomb Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Acomb Primary School compare with other schools in York?
- Acomb Primary School ranked 34th 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 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 Acomb Primary School's absence rate?
- Acomb Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acomb Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acomb 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.