Primary
Poppleton Road Primary School
Poppleton Road, York, YO26 4UP
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 404 of 446 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 30.7
- Pupils per adult
- 12.9
- Pupils
- 397
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
64%
Level with the York average (64% across 92 schools)
106.0
0.1 below the York average (106.1 across 92 schools)
82nd of 94 by our score, among the primary schools in York we can score - 102 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Working at a higher standard | 12% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 53% |
| 24/25 | 64% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Poppleton Road, York, YO26 4UP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
York admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ellie Dawson
- Address
- Poppleton Road, York, YO26 4UP
- Telephone
- 01904806522
Other primary schools nearby
- Carr Junior School6.4/10
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1/10
- Acomb Primary School7.3/10
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy5.9/10
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.0/10
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy5.3/10