New Earswick Primary School
Hawthorn Terrace, New Earswick, York, YO32 4BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Coles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 144651
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806446
About this school
New Earswick Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Earswick 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 34 | 22 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 82% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 68% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 New Earswick 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 | 79% | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Earswick Primary School compares
New Earswick Primary School ranked 40th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 10.3% | 55.2% | 213 | — |
| Huntington Primary Academy | 60% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 347 | 0.7 miles |
| Yearsley Grove Primary School | 41% | 5.9% | 24% | 385 | 0.9 miles |
| Headlands Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 243 | 1.2 miles |
| Burton Green Primary School | 37% | 6.3% | 35.8% | 136 | 1.3 miles |
| Lakeside Primary Academy | 40% | 4.8% | 20.3% | 199 | 1.3 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 report24 March 2026
- 19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.23%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.32%
- Persistent absence
- 32.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Huntington Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · York
-
Yearsley Grove Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Headlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · York
-
Burton Green Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · York
-
Lakeside Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
New Earswick Primary School ranks 78th 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 New Earswick Primary School teach?
- New Earswick Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of New Earswick Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Earswick Primary School is Mrs Helen Coles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Earswick Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Earswick 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 New Earswick Primary School?
- New Earswick Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is New Earswick Primary School full?
- New Earswick Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), 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 New Earswick Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Earswick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Earswick Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Earswick Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is New Earswick Primary School part of an academy trust?
- New Earswick 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 New Earswick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Earswick Primary School compare with other schools in York?
- New Earswick Primary School ranked 40th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Earswick Primary School's absence rate?
- New Earswick Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Earswick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Earswick 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 15 July 2026.