Park Grove Primary Academy
Park Grove, York, YO31 8LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EBOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Sawyer
- Sponsor
- Ebor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 144266
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806500
About this school
Park Grove Primary Academy is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 262 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park Grove 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected 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 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 85% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 88% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Park Grove 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 | 63% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 273 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Grove Primary Academy compares
Park Grove Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 262 | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 75% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 261 | 0.2 miles |
| Haxby Road Primary Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 30.4% | 293 | 0.3 miles |
| Heworth Church of England Primary School | 37% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 142 | 0.6 miles |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | 55% | 9% | 59.6% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Clifton Green Primary School | 51% | 8.8% | 32.2% | 372 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.29%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.96%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
Haxby Road Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · York
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Heworth Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
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Tang Hall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · York
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Clifton Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Park Grove Primary Academy ranks 45th 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 Park Grove Primary Academy teach?
- Park Grove Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Grove Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Park Grove Primary Academy is Miss Jo Sawyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park Grove Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Grove 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 Park Grove Primary Academy?
- Park Grove Primary Academy has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Park Grove Primary Academy full?
- Park Grove Primary Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 262 on roll (97%), 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 Park Grove Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Park Grove Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Grove Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Park Grove Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Park Grove Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Park Grove Primary Academy is part of EBOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park Grove Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park Grove Primary Academy compare with other schools in York?
- Park Grove Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Grove Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Park Grove Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Grove Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Grove 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.