Staynor Hall Primary Academy

Staynor Hall Primary Academy is performing effectively, having successfully maintained the standards identified in its previous inspection. The school provides a supportive environment where pupils take pride in their learning community and engage enthusiastically with a diverse and ambitious curriculum. Staff are dedicated to the educational and personal development of pupils, fostering skills and knowledge across various domains. The school also emphasizes behaviour management and personal development, equipping students with essential life skills and values.

Strengths

• Pupils show determination and self-belief in their learning.
• The curriculum is highly ambitious and well adapted for mixed-age classes.
• Regular checks on pupils' learning enable strong recall and understanding.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils are encouraged to engage with the community and develop cultural understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent opportunities for pupils to apply their writing skills and build stamina.

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 Staynor Hall Primary Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Staynor Hall Primary Academy 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 Staynor Hall Primary Academy had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.7% 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, 7.6% of pupils at Staynor Hall Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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.

In 2024–25 Staynor Hall Primary Academy received £7,074 and spent £7,162 for each of its 303 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £33,000 (£108 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of Ebor Academy Trust, income was £8,088 and spending £8,086 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Selby · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Staynor Hall Primary Academy is part of Ebor Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Selby
• Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy Knottingley
• Tadcaster Primary Academy Tadcaster
• Hob Moor Community Primary Academy York
• Hob Moor Oaks Academy York
• Osbaldwick Primary Academy York
• Park Grove Primary Academy York
• Haxby Road Primary Academy York
• Lakeside Primary Academy York
• Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy York

What is Staynor Hall Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Staynor Hall Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Staynor Hall Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Staynor Hall Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Staynor Hall Primary Academy have?

Staynor Hall Primary Academy has 328 pupils on roll.

What age range does Staynor Hall Primary Academy cover?

Staynor Hall Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Staynor Hall Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Staynor Hall Primary Academy?

Staynor Hall Primary Academy is at Staynor Link, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8GE.