Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School is a primary school in York, North Yorkshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist 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
- In 2024/25, 55% 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 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers and every first-choice family offered a place.
- There are 19.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
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
- Station Lane, Shipton-by-Beningbrough, York, YO30 1AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 98 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils thrive.”
- “They achieve exceptionally well.”
- “Staff have the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve and how they should behave.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (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) | 55% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Linton-on-Ouse Primary School 3.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Huby Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne 5.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published