Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · York, 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 🔒
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in York, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 May 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Kirk Hammerton Church of England 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, but a last distance was published for Reception in 2011 and 2025, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 9 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 13th lowest of 278 North Yorkshire primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 2 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 58% 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 North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St John's Grove, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 58 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 May 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Most pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They like learning new things.”
To improve
- “However, they do not routinely follow these up to ensure that teachers have acted on them.”
- “Parents’ and carers’ views of the school are mixed.”
- “Recent changes at the school and in the wider federation have created some unrest in the school community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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) | 58% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 7 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.
- Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Linton-on-Ouse Primary School 3.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Great Ouseburn Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goldsborough Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published