Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster, LS24 9PS
Headteacher: Mrs Vikki VaughanSchool website ↗Pupils: 139 (capacity: 139)Part of THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
89%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 22 November 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
89.0%
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 95%·Writing 95%·Maths 100%→All three 89%
Reading
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25%
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75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
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?
- 20
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 24
- How many got their first choice?
- 20of 24 (83.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 63
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
5.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
69 girls, 70 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 89% (2023/24), currently 89%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 81.0% | 10.0% | +2.4 | +1.4 | +2.7 |
| 2016/17 | 67.0% | 17.0% | +1.7 | +0.5 | +1.4 |
| 2017/18 | 74.0% | 22.0% | +2.7 | +3.0 | +3.3 |
| 2018/19 | 86.0% | 23.0% | +4.2 | +1.1 | +4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 84.0% | 16.0% | +2.0 | 0.0 | +1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 89.0% | 5.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 89.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |