Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness grade of 'Good' and notable strengths in behavior, attitudes, and early years provision, which are rated as 'Outstanding'. The school has not been inspected for 14 years due to exemptions, but this recent inspection has highlighted the positive experiences that pupils enjoy and the commendable commitments made by school leaders in providing a supportive environment. The federation with Sand Hutton Primary School offers additional resources and opportunities that enhance the educational experience for the pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary attitudes towards learning.
• High expectations set by staff lead to consistently calm behavior.
• Strong provision in early years supports children's development.
• Teachers effectively develop pupils' reading and mathematics skills.
• Well-organized curriculum supports personal development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the wider curriculum lack detailed planning.
• Targets for pupils with SEND have not been regularly reviewed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.9% of pupils at Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 9.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 32.3% of pupils at Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have?

Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 31 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School cover?

Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Warthill, York, North Yorkshire, YO19 5XL.