Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School continues to deliver a good standard of education, characterized by a caring and welcoming atmosphere. The school is committed to high expectations for all pupils, providing a well-structured curriculum that supports the needs of mixed-age classes. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well and demonstrate excellent behaviour, feeling safe and respected in their learning environment. Parents express strong satisfaction with the school, highlighting its impact on their children’s development and enthusiasm for learning.

Strengths

• Strong focus on early reading and effective phonics instruction.
• Well-sequenced curriculum in the majority of subjects.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and strong relationships between staff and students.
• Extensive range of after-school clubs and leadership opportunities for pupils.
• Pupils develop a love of reading and speak enthusiastically about their experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, such as science, the curriculum sequence does not start from early years.
• Curriculum improvements are needed to ensure clarity on essential knowledge and skills for foundational stages.

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 Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Elvington 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 Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.4% 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, 3.3% of pupils at Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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.

In 2025–26 Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School received £6,671 and spent £7,348 for each of its 122 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £235,000 (-£1,929 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

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

Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

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

Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 122 pupils on roll.

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

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

What are Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Dauby Lane, Elvington, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 4HP.