Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · York, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in York, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Foston 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 211 of the 285 other North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 40 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Foston, York, YO60 7QB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 58 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 40
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils ‘learn and grow together’ during their time at this small village school.”
- “They know how these contribute to their progress in school.”
- “Pupils are keen to meet the high expectations that the school has for their achievement.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, teachers do not identify and resolve pupils’ misconceptions.”
- “This leads to gaps in their knowledge persisting.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2024 (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) | 43% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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 North Yorkshire.
- Sheriff Hutton Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Welburn Community Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sand Hutton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Slingsby Community Primary School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leavening Community Primary School 6.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published