Boroughbridge Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address York Road
Boroughbridge
York
North Yorkshire
YO51 9EB
Phone 01423322208
Reference Number 121382

Boroughbridge Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. The school is recognized for its friendly and welcoming environment, where pupils feel safe and valued. Notable strengths include strong relationships between pupils and staff, a positive attitude towards learning, and effective support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is developing positively, with high expectations set for all pupils, although some foundation subjects still require further clarity in knowledge and skill identification.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 272
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.16%
Girls: 51.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 21.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 18 40
2 16 15 31
3 16 20 36
4 18 11 29
5 19 16 35
6 8 20 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.4%
White, Other 7.4%
Mixed, Other 4.4%
Unclassified 3.7%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Chinese 0.7%
White & Asian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 17 May 2022
Date Report
17 May 2022 School inspection
28 Feb 2017 Full inspection:
18 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
10 May 2011 Full inspection:
09 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
08 Nov 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning.
  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
  • High expectations for pupil behavior and achievement.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND.
  • Well-delivered reading program that helps pupils become fluent readers.
  • Opportunities for personal development through community engagement.
  • Positive culture of teamwork among staff, leaders, and governors.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some foundation subjects lack fully identified knowledge and skills.
  • Assessment in a few foundation subjects is not consistently effective.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.1
Writing -0.7
Maths -3.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School
Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge, York, North Yorkshire, YO51 9DS
1.28 miles
Roecliffe CofE Primary School
Roecliffe, Boroughbridge, York, North Yorkshire, YO51 9LY
1.48 miles
Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School
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2.63 miles
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2.86 miles
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3.08 miles
St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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3.29 miles
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School
Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 9RG
4.21 miles
Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Grange Close, Dishforth, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3LN
4.27 miles
Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School
St John's Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3QW
4.37 miles
Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School
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4.87 miles
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Boroughbridge High School
Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge, York, North Yorkshire, YO51 9JX
0.38 miles
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