Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · York, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in York, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. East Riding of Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Bishop Wilton, York, YO42 1SP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 38 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “Bishop Wilton Primary School is determined for all pupils to succeed.”
- “As one parent said, ‘This school provides opportunities for all children to thrive.”
- “Staff have worked hard to address the areas for improvement identified at the last inspection.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, during reading sessions, opportunities to check whether all pupils have a secure understanding of the sounds that letters represent are overlooked.”
- “This hampers some pupils’ progress in learning to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as East Riding of Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School 3.7 mi Not judged
- Pocklington Junior School 3.7 mi Standards maintained
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warter Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published