Park Grove Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · 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 🔒
Park Grove Primary Academy is a primary school in York for ages 5–11 (academy converter). York has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Park Grove Primary Academy 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
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 16.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in York.
- For Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place: there were 33 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in York.
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
- Park Grove, York, YO31 8LG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- York
- Pupils on roll
- 262 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this highly inclusive school.”
- “This is reflected in their positive attendance.”
- “They benefit from warm, caring relationships with staff and a vibrant, well-resourced learning environment.”
To improve
- “However, published data from national tests shows that some groups of pupils, for example disadvantaged pupils, did not achieve well historically.”
- “In addition, some current pupils have gaps in their basic knowledge, particularly in writing.”
- “This inhibits their ability to achieve their full potential.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2026 (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) | 65% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 33 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.
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Haxby Road Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heworth Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tang Hall Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Clifton Green Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Burton Green Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Yearsley Grove Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Fishergate Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published