Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · York, East Riding of Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
5.479 miles
Published by East Riding of Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2025
Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in York, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 February 2022. East Riding of Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 5.479 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2025 place went to a child 5.479 miles away, 2nd longest of 6 East Riding of Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of the 16 applications for Reception 2026, 5 (31%) came from families living outside East Riding of Yorkshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Riding of Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bugthorpe, York, YO41 1QQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 February 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are cherished.”
- “Pupils are happy, safe, kind and respectful.”
- “Pupils and staff follow their pathway and grow with confidence.”
To improve
- “This is because over time some improvements have been too slow.”
- “As a result, the quality of teaching is currently too variable.”
- “Pupils' knowledge of the basics, including spelling, handwriting and basic grammar, has not been as secure as required.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stamford Bridge Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pocklington Junior School 5.7 mi Standards maintained
- Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School 5.7 mi Not judged
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 5.7 mi Good Last distance published