Sinnington Community Primary School
Friars Hill, Sinnington, York, YO62 6SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Roden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 148375
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01751431725
About this school
Sinnington Community Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 110 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 January 2024, 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 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | - | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | - | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | - | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | - | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | - | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | - | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | - | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Sinnington 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 | 56% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sinnington Community Primary School compares
Sinnington Community Primary School ranked 1st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 4% | 4% | 110 | — |
| Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School | 44% | 5.8% | 36.8% | 181 | 3.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 58% | 4.9% | 48.5% | 84 | 3.3 miles |
| Pickering Community Junior School | 45% | 4.4% | 21% | 184 | 3.4 miles |
| Pickering Community Infant School | — | 4.6% | 14.7% | 197 | 3.9 miles |
| Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 13.6% | 61 | 4.4 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)
- 4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.01%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · York
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy3.3 miles
Primary · Pickering
-
Pickering Community Junior School3.4 miles
Primary · Pickering
-
Pickering Community Infant School3.9 miles
Primary · Pickering
- 4.4 miles
Other schools in York
Sinnington Community Primary School ranks 2nd 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 year groups does Sinnington Community Primary School teach?
- Sinnington Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Sinnington Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sinnington Community Primary School is Mr Neil Roden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sinnington Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sinnington 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 Sinnington Community Primary School?
- Sinnington Community Primary School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sinnington Community Primary School full?
- Sinnington Community Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 110 on roll (131%), 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 Sinnington Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sinnington Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sinnington Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sinnington Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sinnington Community Primary School?
- Sinnington Community Primary School is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sinnington Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sinnington Community Primary School rank locally?
- Sinnington Community Primary School ranked 1st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sinnington Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sinnington Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sinnington Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sinnington 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.