Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton is a primary school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton 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
- 19.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 45.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though a last distance was published for the 1 earlier year, 2021.
- Reception 2026 had 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 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
- Ings Lane, Staxton, Scarborough, YO12 4SS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “The school values of ‘respect, kindness, love, peace and resilience’ underpin everything that happens at Hertford Vale.”
- “Pupils and staff embody these Christian values.”
- “Pupils at this school are very happy, positive and welcoming members of the school’s ‘family’.”
To improve
- “However, while the school has refined its approach to assessment, this does not always identify precise gaps in pupils’ knowledge in some subjects.”
- “However, some pupils do not apply their phonic knowledge well enough in their reading and writing, particularly in spelling.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 October 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) | 68% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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.
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cayton Community Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Ayton Community Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wykeham Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published