Welburn Community Primary School
Welburn, York, YO60 7DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abby Pennick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 151092
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01653618301
About this school
Welburn Community Primary School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 47 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 25 June 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Welburn Community Primary School (URN 121327).
How Welburn Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 47 | — |
| Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 43% | 4% | 15.5% | 58 | 2.7 miles |
| Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 4.6% | 34.8% | 28 | 3.5 miles |
| Amotherby Community Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 185 | 3.9 miles |
| Slingsby Community Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 87 | 4.5 miles |
| Sheriff Hutton Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 89 | 4.5 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)
- 17.39%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · York
-
Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Amotherby Community Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Slingsby Community Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Sheriff Hutton Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · York
Other 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 Welburn Community Primary School teach?
- Welburn Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Welburn Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Welburn Community Primary School is Mrs Abby Pennick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Welburn Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welburn 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 Welburn Community Primary School?
- Welburn Community Primary School has 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Welburn Community Primary School full?
- Welburn Community Primary School has capacity for 95 pupils and 47 on roll (49%), 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 Welburn Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Welburn Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Welburn Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Welburn Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Welburn Community Primary School?
- Welburn Community 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.
- What is Welburn Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Welburn Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census.
- Does Welburn Community Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Welburn Community Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.