Dringhouses Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · York
Dringhouses Primary School is a primary school in York for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. York has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Helen's Road, Dringhouses, York, YO24 1HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- York
- Pupils on roll
- 312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils listen attentively and respond to instructions swiftly.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are positive.”
- “Pupils who need a ‘brain break’ access a safe space for short periods of rest between learning tasks.”
To improve
- “Some subjects are more developed than others.”
- “Leaders recognise that they will need to refine some subjects, such as history, as they gain a deeper knowledge of the curriculum.”
- “Subject leaders have not had enough opportunities to check the effectiveness of their curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2023 (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) | 70% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as York 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 York.
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodthorpe Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Acomb Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Knavesmire Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Scarcroft Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Westfield Primary Community School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published