St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School Terrace, Brafferton, Helperby, York, YO61 2PAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in York for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 77th of 92 primary schools in York. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 17 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 July 2025
The school is safe and welcoming. Staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Pupils rise to meet them. Lessons are calm and purposeful. Pupils live up to the school's code of being 'ready, respectful and safe'. At social times, there is a range of fun activities for pupils to enjoy. Some pupils organise games for their peers. Pupils are happy and respectful to others. They value living in a diverse country. Everyone is welcomed warmly here and difference is celebrated. The school's curriculum has been redesigned recently. Across most areas of the curriculum, the school has clearly identified what pupils should learn and when. This is well thought through to support pupils to achieve highly. There are clear processes for identifying pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school expects all pupils to learn well. However, the curriculum is not implemented as well as the school intends. Where this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could. Pupils enjoy a range of educational visits, which help them to further explore the curriculum and 'bring it to life'. They especially value being able to visit local places of worship to see how people of different faiths experience their religions.
What the school should improve
- The implementation of the curriculum is inconsistent. Some learning activities do not support pupils to develop detailed knowledge and produce quality work matched to their next steps. When this happens, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school should make sure that teachers consistently implement the curriculum as intended, are equipped to identify pupils' next steps accurately and design activities which align with their different needs, so that all pupils achieve well across all subjects.
- Children in the early years, especially in Nursery, do not have sufficient well-designed opportunities to develop their language and skills appropriate to their stage of development. Where this happens, some children do not learn as securely as they could. The school should ensure that staff are supported to facilitate activities so that all children develop their communication skills and learn the curriculum alongside exploring their interests.
- The school does not ensure that its strategic intentions, particularly around the curriculum and its impact, are implemented in line with its high expectations. Where this happens, weaker aspects of the school's work are not evaluated and addressed as School 3 quickly and effectively as they could be. The school should make sure that it robustly evaluates practice to ensure its expectation are fully embedded and effective.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
6 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
92 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 80% met the expected standard |
| Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 71% met the expected standard |
| Sessay Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 27% met the expected standard |
| Boroughbridge Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 57% met the expected standard |
| Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Anderson
- Phone
- 01423360250
- Address
- School Terrace, Brafferton, Helperby, York, YO61 2PA
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 121606
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.