Appleton Roebuck Primary School
Appleton Roebuck Primary School, Main Street, York, YO23 7DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Styles
- Sponsor
- The STAR Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 146005
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904501906
About this school
Appleton Roebuck Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Appleton Roebuck 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 59% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 59% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 71% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 65% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Appleton Roebuck 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 | 68% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Appleton Roebuck Primary School compares
Appleton Roebuck Primary School ranked 53rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 111 | — |
| Copmanthorpe Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 5% | 273 | 3.1 miles |
| Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 130 | 3.3 miles |
| Naburn Church of England Primary School | — | 14.2% | 7.7% | 40 | 3.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 99 | 3.8 miles |
| Tadcaster Primary Academy | 71% | 3.8% | 12.6% | 93 | 3.9 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)
- 0.94%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.26%
- Persistent absence
- 2.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Copmanthorpe Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · York
-
Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Selby/York
-
Naburn Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · York
- 3.8 miles
-
Tadcaster Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
Other schools in York
Appleton Roebuck Primary School ranks 24th of the 93 ranked primary schools in York.
- Acomb 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 Appleton Roebuck Primary School teach?
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Appleton Roebuck Primary School?
- The headteacher of Appleton Roebuck Primary School is Mr Nick Styles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Appleton Roebuck Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Appleton Roebuck 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 Appleton Roebuck Primary School?
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Appleton Roebuck Primary School full?
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 111 on roll (93%), 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 Appleton Roebuck Primary School a faith school?
- No. Appleton Roebuck Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Appleton Roebuck Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Appleton Roebuck Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Appleton Roebuck Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School is part of YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Appleton Roebuck Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Appleton Roebuck Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School ranked 53rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Appleton Roebuck Primary School's absence rate?
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Appleton Roebuck Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Appleton Roebuck 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.