Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Tadcaster, 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 Fenton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Kirk Fenton 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 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 30 first-choice applications for 29 offers; all 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- No last distance was published for Reception 2026; in earlier years it swung sharply, with the biggest move from 2024 to 2025.
- There are 27.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% 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
- Main Street, Church Fenton, Tadcaster, LS24 9RF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 November 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where every pupil is encouraged to ‘let their light shine’.”
- “They know that adults are there to help them.”
- “They trust that if there is a problem, it will be sorted out.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, the precise knowledge leaders wish for pupils to know is not as clear as it could be.”
- “In some areas of the curriculum, this assessment information is not used as well as it could be so as to identify pupils who may be in danger of falling behind.”
- “This information is not always used as precisely as it could be in order to target help to children who may be falling behind.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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: 30 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sherburn Hungate Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saxton Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Milford Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tadcaster Primary Academy 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published