Poppleton Road Primary School
Poppleton Road, York, YO26 4UP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ellie Dawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 149648
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806522
About this school
Poppleton Road Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 404 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Poppleton Road 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Poppleton Road 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 | York average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 63.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 61.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poppleton Road Primary School compares
Poppleton Road Primary School ranked 24th of 47 primary schools in York for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.7% | 24.6% | 404 | — |
| Carr Junior School | 64% | 5.4% | 26.2% | 232 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0% | 6.5% | 36.5% | 76 | 0.5 miles |
| Acomb Primary School | 55% | 3.5% | 14.4% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 61% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 415 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 14% | 168 | 0.8 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)
- 24.55%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 17.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carr Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · York
- 0.5 miles
-
Acomb Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
- 0.8 miles
- 0.8 miles
Other schools in York
Poppleton Road Primary School ranks 48th 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 Poppleton Road Primary School teach?
- Poppleton Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Poppleton Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Poppleton Road Primary School is Mrs Ellie Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poppleton Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poppleton Road 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 Poppleton Road Primary School?
- Poppleton Road Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Poppleton Road Primary School full?
- Poppleton Road Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 404 on roll (91%), 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 Poppleton Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Poppleton Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Poppleton Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Poppleton Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Poppleton Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Poppleton Road Primary School is part of PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Poppleton Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2023/24 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Poppleton Road Primary School compare with other schools in York?
- Poppleton Road Primary School ranked 24th of 47 primary schools in York for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Poppleton Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Poppleton Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poppleton Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poppleton Road 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 15 July 2026.