Primary school

Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • North Yorkshire
  • LS24 9PS
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 474 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 7%7%2016/17: top 40%2017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 8%2022/23: top 6%2023/24: top 3%3% · 2023/242024/25: top 4%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM89% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 81% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 67% · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 74% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 86% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 84% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 89% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 89% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%89%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 17% · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 22% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 23% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 16% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 5% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 11% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%23%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 107 · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 108 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 110 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 110 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 107 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105110107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 106 · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 107 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 110 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 109 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 108 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 106 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5110106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 67.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd170
3rd230

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026138
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.8%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support14.4%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils4.2%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

99.3% full · 139 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult14.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.8
  • Other support 1

Teachers 6.9 FTE · Whole workforce 10.7 · 14 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,158
Spend per pupil£5,748
Staff spend per pupil£4,381
Reserve per pupil£417
  • +£58,000revenue reserve
  • +£57,000in-year balance

Grants £5,813 · self-generated £345 · premises £129 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £101,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it