Poppleton Ousebank Primary School

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School has made a commendable start since its first inspection following its conversion to an academy. The school is rated as good overall, with outstanding performance noted particularly in behaviour and early years provision. Pupils exhibit pride and respect towards their school, contributing to a positive learning environment. The curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, allowing pupils to achieve strong academic progress, especially in core subjects like English, mathematics, and science. However, some inconsistencies in addressing misconceptions in certain subjects and a limited understanding of other cultures among pupils are identified areas for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils treat each other and the school with respect.
• The school has an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
• Pupils with SEND receive excellent support.
• Early years education is exceptionally strong.
• Pupils display exemplary behaviour throughout the school.
• There is a broad range of leadership opportunities and extracurricular activities available.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have gaps in pupils' knowledge not consistently addressed.
• Pupils have a limited understanding of other religions and cultures.

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 Poppleton Ousebank Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Poppleton Ousebank 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 Poppleton Ousebank Primary School had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.2% 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, 9.4% of pupils at Poppleton Ousebank Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Poppleton Ousebank Primary School received £5,783 and spent £6,115 for each of its 414 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £555,000 (£1,342 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Heartwood Learning Trust, income was £8,073 and spending £7,816 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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Poppleton Ousebank Primary School is part of Heartwood Learning Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor Church of England Academy York
• Skelton Primary School York
• Vale of York Academy York
• Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School York
• Burton Green Primary School York
• Barlby High School Selby
• Graham School Scarborough
• George Pindar School Scarborough
• Newland St John's Church of England Academy Hull
• St James' Church of England Academy Hull

What is Poppleton Ousebank Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Poppleton Ousebank Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Poppleton Ousebank Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Poppleton Ousebank Primary School have?

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School has 436 pupils on roll.

What age range does Poppleton Ousebank Primary School cover?

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Poppleton Ousebank Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Poppleton Ousebank Primary School?

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School is at Main Street, Upper Poppleton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6JT.