Outwood Primary Academy Alne
Main Street, Alne, York, YO61 1RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Dawson
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 157
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 148330
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01347838427
About this school
Outwood Primary Academy Alne is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood Primary Academy Alne, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 15 | 8 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 75% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 42% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 75% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 88% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 88% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +7.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 Outwood Primary Academy Alne 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 | 80% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Primary Academy Alne compares
Outwood Primary Academy Alne ranked 10th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% 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 | 89% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 105 | — |
| Linton-on-Ouse Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 6% | 64 | 2.9 miles |
| Easingwold Community Primary School | 55% | 5.2% | 29.9% | 274 | 3.5 miles |
| Great Ouseburn Community Primary School | 78% | 4.5% | 5% | 120 | 3.6 miles |
| Huby CofE Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 10.2% | 95 | 4.3 miles |
| St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 9.7% | 92 | 4.7 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)
- 6.12%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.16%
- Persistent absence
- 3.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Linton-on-Ouse Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Easingwold Community Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · York
-
Huby CofE Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · York
- 4.7 miles
Other schools in York
Outwood Primary Academy Alne ranks 6th 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 Outwood Primary Academy Alne teach?
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Primary Academy Alne?
- The headteacher of Outwood Primary Academy Alne is Miss Michelle Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Primary Academy Alne been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Primary Academy Alne, 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 Outwood Primary Academy Alne?
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Outwood Primary Academy Alne full?
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne has capacity for 157 pupils and 105 on roll (67%), 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 Outwood Primary Academy Alne a faith school?
- No. Outwood Primary Academy Alne has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwood Primary Academy Alne have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Outwood Primary Academy Alne as having no nursery classes.
- Is Outwood Primary Academy Alne part of an academy trust?
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Primary Academy Alne's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Primary Academy Alne compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne ranked 10th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% 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 Outwood Primary Academy Alne's absence rate?
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Primary Academy Alne's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Primary Academy Alne'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.