Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · York
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From City of York Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School is a primary school in York for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. York has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Poppleton Ousebank 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 |
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 33 of the 47 other York primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 54 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other York schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Upper Poppleton, York, YO26 6JT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- York
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be a part of Poppleton Ousebank Primary School.”
- “They treat their school and each other with high levels of respect.”
- “The ‘corridor crew’ helps younger pupils find their way around school safely, and the eco-leaders take care of the school environment.”
To improve
- “On occasion, in some other subjects, teachers do not address pupils’ misconceptions consistently.”
- “This means, in a small number of subjects, gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not filled.”
- “However, pupils’ knowledge of other faiths and cultures requires strengthening.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 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) | 67% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 54 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 York.
- Skelton Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Carr Infant School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carr Junior School 1.8 mi Good
- Lakeside Primary Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Poppleton Road Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westfield Primary Community School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Rufforth Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published