Poppleton Road Primary School
Primary schoolPoppleton Road Primary School is a primary school in York, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 28 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Poppleton Road Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in York and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | York | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Carr Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Carr Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures910 m
- Acomb Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Paul's Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, September 20231.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in York
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).