St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is a primary school in York, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary 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 |
| 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 6 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, and so was the case at 211 of the 285 other North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2026, there were 9 first-choice applications for 10 offers, with 1 offer going to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 8% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.2% 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
- Back Lane, Ampleforth, York, YO62 4DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 88 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “This is a small, welcoming school at the heart of its community.”
- “The school builds trusting relationships with parents and carers.”
- “It celebrates pupils for who they are and what they achieve.”
To improve
- “However, curriculum sequencing in some subjects requires further adaptation.”
- “It does not lead to pupils consistently gaining a coherent body of knowledge and understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 November 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) | 70% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 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.
- Helmsley Community Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Husthwaite Church of England Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Nawton Community Primary School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Easingwold Community Primary School 6.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stillington Primary School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 7.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Slingsby Community Primary School 7.3 mi Not judged Last distance published