York primary schools league table 2025
Primary, infant, junior and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 1 and 2. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 53 schools in York, Yorkshire and the Humber. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and Yorkshire and the Humber.
- 195Bishopthorpe Infant SchoolYork · Academy Primary– · 97 students
- 292Knavesmire Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 484 students
- 392Ralph Butterfield Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 311 students
- 489Dunnington Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 170 students
- 589Wigginton Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 247 students
- 684Hempland Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 781Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, BishopthorpeYork · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 160 students
- 880Lord Deramore's Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 219 students
- 978Scarcroft Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 347 students
- 1078Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 622 students
- 1176OneSchool Global York CampusYork · Independent All-through54.9 Attainment 8 · 109 students
- 1275St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 321 students
- 1374Dringhouses Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 312 students
- 1470St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 99 students
- 1569Poppleton Ousebank Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
- 1668Headlands Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 243 students
- 1767Woodthorpe Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 450 students
- 1864Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 161 students
- 1964Badger Hill Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 200 students
- 2062Skelton Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 106 students
- 2161The Mount School (York)York · Independent All-through48.0 Attainment 8 · 223 students
- 2259St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 261 students
- 2358Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 122 students
- 2457Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 91 students
- 2557Rufforth Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 103 students
- 2655Park Grove Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 262 students
- 2753Poppleton Road Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 404 students
- 2852Copmanthorpe Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 273 students
- 2952Carr Junior SchoolYork · Academy Primary64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 232 students
- 3050Acomb Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 312 students
- 3150St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 168 students
- 3248Osbaldwick Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 259 students
- 3347St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · Academy Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 3447Robert Wilkinson Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 496 students
- 3546Carr Infant SchoolYork · Local authority Primary– · 200 students
- 3645Fishergate Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 291 students
- 3744Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · Academy Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
- 3843Huntington Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 347 students
- 3942Haxby Road Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 293 students
- 4034St Lawrence's Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 137 students
- 4127Bootham SchoolYork · Independent All-through36.5 Attainment 8 · 587 students
- 4227Clifton Green Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 372 students
- 4323Yearsley Grove Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 385 students
- 4422Tang Hall Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 227 students
- 4522St Peter's School 2-18York · Independent All-through25.7 Attainment 8 · 1,277 students
- 4620Westfield Primary Community SchoolYork · Local authority Primary41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 498 students
- 4719Heworth Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary37% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 142 students
- 4819St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · Academy Primary52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 175 students
- 4918Lakeside Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary40% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 199 students
- 5016Hob Moor Community Primary AcademyYork · Academy Primary48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 243 students
- 5115Burton Green Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary37% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 136 students
- 5214New Earswick Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 213 students
- 539Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary0% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 76 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishopthorpe Infant School York · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 94.7 Top 5% | – | 97 |
| 2 | Knavesmire Primary School York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 92.1 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 484 |
| 3 | Ralph Butterfield Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.0 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 311 |
| 4 | Dunnington Church of England Primary School York · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 170 |
| 5 | Wigginton Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.4 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 247 |
| 6 | Hempland Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 83.8 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 7 | Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe York · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 80.6 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 160 |
| 8 | Lord Deramore's Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 80.4 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 219 |
| 9 | Scarcroft Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 78.3 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 347 |
| 10 | Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 77.8 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 622 |
| 11 | OneSchool Global York Campus York · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 75.6 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 109 |
| 12 | St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 74.6 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 321 |
| 13 | Dringhouses Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 73.9 Top 25% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 312 |
| 14 | St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 69.6 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 99 |
| 15 | Poppleton Ousebank Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 68.7 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 16 | Headlands Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 67.5 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 243 |
| 17 | Woodthorpe Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 67.3 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 450 |
| 18 | Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 63.8 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 161 |
| 19 | Badger Hill Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 63.5 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 20 | Skelton Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 61.6 Top 50% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 106 |
| 21 | The Mount School (York) York · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 60.5 Top 50% | 48.0 Attainment 8 | 223 |
| 22 | St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 59.2 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 261 |
| 23 | Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 57.6 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 122 |
| 24 | Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 57.3 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 91 |
| 25 | Rufforth Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 57.2 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 103 |
| 26 | Park Grove Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 55.2 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 262 |
| 27 | Poppleton Road Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 53.3 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 404 |
| 28 | Copmanthorpe Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 51.8 Top 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 273 |
| 29 | Carr Junior School York · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 51.7 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 232 |
| 30 | Acomb Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50.1 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 312 |
| 31 | St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 49.7 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 168 |
| 32 | Osbaldwick Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 48.4 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 259 |
| 33 | St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 47.2 Lower 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 34 | Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 46.7 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 496 |
| 35 | Carr Infant School York · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 46.3 Lower 50% | – | 200 |
| 36 | Fishergate Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 45.2 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 291 |
| 37 | Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 44.2 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 38 | Huntington Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 42.5 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 347 |
| 39 | Haxby Road Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 41.7 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 293 |
| 40 | St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 33.6 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 137 |
| 41 | Bootham School York · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 27.3 Lower 50% | 36.5 Attainment 8 | 587 |
| 42 | Clifton Green Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 26.5 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 372 |
| 43 | Yearsley Grove Primary School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 23.0 Lower 50% | 41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 385 |
| 44 | Tang Hall Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 22.4 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 45 | St Peter's School 2-18 York · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 21.7 Lower 50% | 25.7 Attainment 8 | 1,277 |
| 46 | Westfield Primary Community School York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 20.1 Lower 50% | 41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 498 |
| 47 | Heworth Church of England Primary School York · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 19.4 Lower 50% | 37% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 142 |
| 48 | St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 19.0 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 175 |
| 49 | Lakeside Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 17.7 Lower 50% | 40% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 199 |
| 50 | Hob Moor Community Primary Academy York · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 16.3 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 243 |
| 51 | Burton Green Primary School York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 15.4 Lower 50% | 37% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 136 |
| 52 | New Earswick Primary School York · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 13.5 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 213 |
| 53 | Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 8.8 Lower 50% | 0% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 76 |
Bishopthorpe Infant School in York leads the 2025 list of primary schools in York with a Success Index (England) of 94.7. Of the 53 schools shown, 32 are academy, 17 are local authority, 4 are independent.
For the full picture see the wider Yorkshire and the Humber primary schools league table, every school on the York page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best primary school in York?
Bishopthorpe Infant School in York, Yorkshire and the Humber ranks first among primary schools in York with a Success Index (England) of 94.7 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 97).
How are primary schools in York ranked?
Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.