Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School

North YorkshireCommunity school

Milford Road, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6QN

Headteacher: Miss Karen O'DonnellSchool website ↗Pupils: 484 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
76%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 March 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
76.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 93%·Maths 95%All three 76%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected95%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
56of 64 (87.5%)
How many applied in total?
130

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
9.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
223 girls, 261 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 76% (2017/18), currently 76%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1668.0%11.0%+2.2-0.2-0.9
2016/1763.0%6.0%-0.5-0.9-0.2
2017/1876.0%12.0%+1.1+1.8+0.7
2018/1959.0%6.0%-3.1-2.4-2.4
2022/2370.0%0.0%+0.7+0.6+1.0
2023/2468.0%4.0%---
2024/2576.0%0.0%---
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