St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
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 🔒
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in York for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. York has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Aelred'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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in York.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 33 of the 47 other York primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 11 first-choice applications for 13 offers (0.8 per offer, the 5th lowest of 47 York primary schools).
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 33.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 17.5% across 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
- Fifth Avenue, York, YO31 0QQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- York
- Pupils on roll
- 175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “St Aelred’s Catholic Primary School is a welcoming school.”
- “Pupils demonstrate these values in their attitudes to learning and relationships with each other and with staff.”
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance are highly ambitious for the pupils who attend the school.”
To improve
- “Outcomes for 2023 do not reflect the recent and positive changes in the curriculum offer.”
- “In subjects like art, this is less well developed.”
- “Leadership roles beyond senior leaders are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 52% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 11 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.
- Osbaldwick Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hempland Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tang Hall Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Heworth Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Badger Hill Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Lord Deramore's Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Park Grove Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published