St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · York · YO10 4LX · URN 121535

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-04-10Cohort 321Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 47

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 49 schools in York

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
72%
York 61.2%England 61%
10.9 percentage points above the area average of 61.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
17%
York 8.3%England 8%
8.7 percentage points above the area average of 8.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
York 105.77England 105
1.2 above the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
York 104.57England 105
In line with the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
York 104.91England 105
1.1 above the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
43%
York 27.3%England 32%
15.7 percentage points above the area average of 27.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
81%
York 75%
6 percentage points above the area average of 75
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
74%
York 71.1%
2.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
79%
York 72.5%
6.5 percentage points above the area average of 72.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
47
York 40
7.1 above the area average of 39.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against York	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	72% York 61.2%England 61%	10.9 percentage points above the area average of 61.2	11 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	17% York 8.3%England 8%	8.7 percentage points above the area average of 8.3	9 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 York 105.77England 105	1.2 above the area average of 105.8	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 York 104.57England 105	In line with the area average of 104.6	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 York 104.91England 105	1.1 above the area average of 104.9	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	43% York 27.3%England 32%	15.7 percentage points above the area average of 27.3	11 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	81% York 75%	6 percentage points above the area average of 75	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	74% York 71.1%	2.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	79% York 72.5%	6.5 percentage points above the area average of 72.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	47 York 40	7.1 above the area average of 39.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

York · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 14.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 10% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 43% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 17% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 72% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 93.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good at its inspection on 10/04/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in York, postcode YO10 4LX (URN 121535).
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