Best Primary Schools in York

We checked all 103 primary schools in York and list every one: 92 ranked, then 11 without a rank.

Schools checked: 103
Ranked: 92
Without a rank: 11

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in York. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

York also has 24 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in York.

Ranked primary schools in York

Rank 1
Outwood Primary Academy Alne
Academy, 105 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
89%
Higher standard
42%
Rank 2
Knavesmire Primary School
Academy, 484 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
84%
Higher standard
21%
Rank 3
Lord Deramore's Primary School
Local authority maintained, 219 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
77%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 4
Hempland Primary School
Academy, 420 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
77%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 5
Roecliffe CofE Primary School
Academy, 78 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
86%
Higher standard
29%
Rank 6
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 101 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
90%
Higher standard
30%
Rank 7
Sinnington Community Primary School
Academy, 110 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
100%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 8
Escrick Church of England Primary School
Academy, 180 pupils, inspected December 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
22%
Rank 9
Ralph Butterfield Primary School
Local authority maintained, 311 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
86%
Higher standard
18%
Rank 10
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School
Academy, 622 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 11
Newbald Primary School
Local authority maintained, 102 pupils, inspected December 2011
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
100%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 11
Woodthorpe Primary School
Academy, 450 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 13
Wigginton Primary School
Local authority maintained, 247 pupils, inspected October 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
22%
Rank 14
Dunnington Church of England Primary School
Academy, 170 pupils, inspected November 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
80%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 15
Scarcroft Primary School
Academy, 347 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
19%
Rank 16
Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy
Academy, 240 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
96%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 17
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss
Local authority maintained, 105 pupils, inspected November 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
86%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 18
Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School
Academy, 211 pupils, inspected April 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
87%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 19
Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe
Academy, 160 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
20%
Rank 20
Dringhouses Primary School
Local authority maintained, 312 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 21
Appleton Roebuck Primary School
Academy, 111 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 22
Huby Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 95 pupils, inspected June 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 23
Helmsley Community Primary School
Academy, 177 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 24
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 321 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 25
Melbourne Primary School
Academy, 185 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 26
Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School
Local authority maintained, 120 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 27
Badger Hill Primary Academy
Academy, 200 pupils, inspected December 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 28
Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School
Local authority maintained, 40 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 29
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
Academy, 436 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 30
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 99 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 31
Acomb Primary School
Academy, 312 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 32
Skelton Primary School
Academy, 106 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
100%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 33
Headlands Primary School
Local authority maintained, 243 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 34
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 144 pupils, inspected March 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 35
Riccall Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 178 pupils, inspected December 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 36
Stamford Bridge Primary School
Academy, 315 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 37
Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School
Academy, 161 pupils, inspected January 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 38
Linton-on-Ouse Primary School
Local authority maintained, 64 pupils, inspected December 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 38
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Academy, 112 pupils, inspected February 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
20%
Rank 40
Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School
Academy, 100 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
40%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 41
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy, 261 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 42
Osbaldwick Primary Academy
Academy, 259 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 43
Park Grove Primary Academy
Academy, 262 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 44
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 168 pupils, inspected January 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
54%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 45
Rufforth Primary School
Academy, 103 pupils, inspected January 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
64%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 46
Poppleton Road Primary School
Academy, 404 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
64%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 47
Carr Junior School
Academy, 232 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
64%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 47
Sheriff Hutton Primary School
Local authority maintained, 89 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 49
Haxby Road Primary Academy
Academy, 293 pupils, inspected December 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 50
Copmanthorpe Primary School
Local authority maintained, 273 pupils, inspected April 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 50
Easingwold Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 274 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 50
Fishergate Primary School
Local authority maintained, 291 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 53
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Academy, 88 pupils, inspected June 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 54
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
Local authority maintained, 91 pupils, inspected February 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 55
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy, 204 pupils, inspected February 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 56
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
Academy, 137 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 57
Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 61 pupils, inspected April 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 58
Sand Hutton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 49 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 59
Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 122 pupils, inspected January 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 60
Husthwaite Church of England Primary School
Academy, 64 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Expected standard
88%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 61
Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy
Academy, 496 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 61
Warter Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 167 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 63
Slingsby Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 87 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
64%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 64
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy, 415 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 65
Huntington Primary Academy
Academy, 347 pupils, inspected December 2025
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 66
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 58 pupils, inspected April 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
58%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 67
Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Academy, 98 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 68
Nawton Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 90 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 69
Pocklington Junior School
Academy, 249 pupils, inspected October 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 70
Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 105 pupils, inspected October 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 71
Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 97 pupils, inspected March 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 72
Clifton Green Primary School
Local authority maintained, 372 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
51%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 73
Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 58 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
43%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 74
Westfield Primary Community School
Local authority maintained, 498 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
41%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 75
Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 106 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 75
Tang Hall Primary Academy
Academy, 227 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 77
Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School
Academy, 181 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
44%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 77
St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Local authority maintained, 92 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 79
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy, 175 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
52%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 80
Boroughbridge Primary School
Local authority maintained, 280 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 81
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
Academy, 243 pupils, inspected December 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
48%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 82
Yearsley Grove Primary School
Local authority maintained, 385 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
41%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 83
Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Local authority maintained, 292 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
46%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 84
Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 128 pupils, inspected December 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
45%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 85
New Earswick Primary School
Academy, 213 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 86
Heworth Church of England Primary School
Academy, 142 pupils, inspected March 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
37%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 87
Stillington Primary School
Local authority maintained, 40 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
38%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 88
Burton Green Primary School
Academy, 136 pupils, inspected November 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
37%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 89
Lakeside Primary Academy
Academy, 199 pupils, inspected June 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
40%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 90
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 76 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
0%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 91
Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School
Local authority maintained, 221 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
40%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 92
Sutton Upon Derwent Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 103 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
25%
Higher standard
0%

Primary schools in York without a rank

Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 38 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Bishopthorpe Infant School
Academy, 97 pupils, inspected June 2012
Ofsted: Good
Carr Infant School
Local authority maintained, 200 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
Great Ouseburn Primary School
Academy
No Ofsted inspection
Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 51 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Naburn Church of England Primary School
Academy, 40 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Local authority maintained, 245 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Local authority maintained, 28 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 31 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Welburn Community Primary School
Academy, 47 pupils, inspected January 2019
Ofsted: Good
Wetwang Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Local authority maintained, 36 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good