St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Fifth Avenue, York, YO31 0QQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in York for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 70 schools in York. It ranks 79th of 92 primary schools in York. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 January 2024, report published 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 January 2024
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School is a welcoming school. Pupils are proud to attend. They know and understand the school values of friendship, courage and respect. Pupils demonstrate these values in their attitudes to learning and relationships with each other and with staff. Leaders and those responsible for governance are highly ambitious for the pupils who attend the school. Recent changes to leadership and to the school curriculum ensure that pupils are rising to these expectations. Pupils enjoy their learning. They know how they are getting better and learning more. Classrooms are calm and focused places to learn. Pupils benefit from clear school rules. Their positive attitudes and hard work are rewarded in different ways. School leadership roles such as school councillors and anti-bullying ambassadors are celebrated. Pupils in these roles enjoy the positive contribution that they make to school. Pupils remember their learning beyond the classroom, such as school visits, with enthusiasm. Various after-school activities, such as dance and art club, help pupils to socialise and learn beyond the school day.
What the school should improve
- Some areas of the wider curriculum are newly developed, and pupils are in the early stages of developing their knowledge and skills in line with these changes. The implementation of these subjects is not always consistent across key stages, impacting on the ambition of the intended curriculum. The school should ensure that the implementation matches the expectations of the curriculum intent closely so that pupils build and connect knowledge over time.
- Behaviour incidents that do not match the high expectations of the school still occasionally occur. This means a small number of pupils worry about the Academy 3 behaviour of some pupils. The school should continue to embed the newly implemented behaviour policy to build upon the improvements in behaviour.
- Leadership, beyond senior leaders, is not as well developed. Some aspects of the school's work to improve further are not as effective as they might be. The school should develop opportunities and training to develop leadership at varying levels further.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
175 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osbaldwick Primary Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 60% met the expected standard |
| Hempland Primary School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 77% met the expected standard |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| Heworth Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 37% met the expected standard |
| Badger Hill Primary Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Hughes
- Phone
- 01904806075
- Address
- Fifth Avenue, York, YO31 0QQ
- Local authority
- York
- URN
- 147416
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.