Tadcaster Primary Academy
Grange Avenue, Tadcaster, LS24 8AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EBOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Caroline Towler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ebor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 146152
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937833795
About this school
Tadcaster Primary Academy is a primary academy in Tadcaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 93 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 24 January 2023, 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 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 69% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 81% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 75% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Tadcaster 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tadcaster Primary Academy compares
Tadcaster Primary Academy ranked 74th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.8% | 12.6% | 93 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 11% | 6% | 38.1% | 87 | 0.6 miles |
| Riverside School, Tadcaster | 64% | 5% | 10.6% | 361 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 99 | 3.8 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa | 71% | 3.1% | 8.8% | 134 | 3.9 miles |
| Appleton Roebuck Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 111 | 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)
- 12.63%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 7.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
-
Riverside School, Tadcaster0.7 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
- 3.8 miles
- 3.9 miles
-
Appleton Roebuck Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in Tadcaster
Tadcaster Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Tadcaster.
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Riverside School, Tadcaster Primary
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tadcaster Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tadcaster Primary Academy teach?
- Tadcaster Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tadcaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Tadcaster Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Tadcaster Primary Academy is Miss Caroline Towler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tadcaster Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tadcaster 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 big is Tadcaster Primary Academy?
- Tadcaster Primary Academy has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tadcaster Primary Academy full?
- Tadcaster Primary Academy has capacity for 196 pupils and 93 on roll (47%), 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 Tadcaster Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Tadcaster Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tadcaster Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tadcaster Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tadcaster Primary Academy?
- Tadcaster 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 Tadcaster Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tadcaster Primary Academy rank locally?
- Tadcaster Primary Academy ranked 74th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tadcaster Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Tadcaster Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tadcaster Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tadcaster 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.