Selby Community Primary School
Flaxley Road, Selby, YO8 4DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Clennan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Selby Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 144931
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757702464
About this school
Selby Community Primary School is a primary academy in Selby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 303 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 40 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 70% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Selby Community 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 362 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Selby Community Primary School compares
Selby Community Primary School ranked 126th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.9% | 49.7% | 303 | — |
| Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 58% | 6% | 28.5% | 303 | 0.4 miles |
| Barlby Bridge Community Primary School | 73% | 4% | 31.8% | 144 | 0.6 miles |
| Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 48% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 188 | 1.0 miles |
| Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby | 30% | 6.8% | 55% | 184 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.67%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.86%
- Persistent absence
- 17.22%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.4 miles
-
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
-
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Selby
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby1.1 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
Selby Community Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Selby.
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Selby Community Primary School teach?
- Selby Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of Selby Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Selby Community Primary School is Mr Ian Clennan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Selby Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selby Community 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 big is Selby Community Primary School?
- Selby Community Primary School has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Selby Community Primary School full?
- Selby Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 303 on roll (72%), so it has space against 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 Selby Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Selby Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Selby Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Selby Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Selby Community Primary School?
- Selby Community Primary School is part of SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Selby Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Selby Community Primary School rank locally?
- Selby Community Primary School ranked 126th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Selby Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Selby Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selby Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selby Community 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.