Burneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

North YorkshireVoluntary aided school

Burneston, Bedale, DL8 2HX

Headteacher: Mrs Suzanne SmartSchool website ↗Pupils: 113 (capacity: 133)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2023
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
56%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2023
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 July 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.
56.0%
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%.
11.0%
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 67%·Writing 78%·Maths 78%All three 56%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding22%
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?
19
How many families wanted this school first?
21
How many got their first choice?
19of 21 (90.5%)
How many applied in total?
50

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
43%girls·57%boys
49 girls, 64 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 100% (2018/19), currently 56%

* 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
2015/1655.0%0.0%+2.3+0.8-0.2
2016/1736.0%0.0%-1.6-1.4-2.9
2017/18-----
2018/19100.0%0.0%+0.1-1.1-1.2
2022/2365.0%6.0%+0.8+1.9-1.5
2023/2467.0%25.0%---
2024/2556.0%11.0%---