Camblesforth Community Primary Academy

Camblesforth Community Primary Academy is performing well and has improved since its last inspection which identified areas for improvement. The school has successfully fostered a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and proud of their achievements. Effective leadership has led to a good quality of education, marked especially by outstanding early years provision that prepares children well for their future learning. While most areas like behavior and attitudes are commendable, there are some minor gaps in the curriculum in a few foundation subjects that require attention to ensure a smooth transition in learners’ knowledge and development.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and have a strong sense of belonging.
• High levels of participation in extra-curricular activities.
• Strong personal development program with leadership opportunities for pupils.
• Excellent phonics and reading instruction from early years.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• In a minority of foundation subjects, the curriculum is not fully developed leading to gaps in knowledge.

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 Camblesforth Community Primary Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Camblesforth Community 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 Camblesforth Community Primary Academy had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 17.7% of pupils at Camblesforth Community Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Camblesforth Community Primary Academy received £8,184 and spent £8,299 for each of its 97 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £10,000 (£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

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

• Staynor Hall Primary Academy Selby
• Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy Knottingley
• Tadcaster Primary Academy Tadcaster
• Osbaldwick Primary Academy York
• Hob Moor Community Primary Academy York
• Hob Moor Oaks 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 Camblesforth Community Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Camblesforth Community Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Camblesforth Community Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Camblesforth Community Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Camblesforth Community Primary Academy have?

Camblesforth Community Primary Academy has 113 pupils on roll.

What age range does Camblesforth Community Primary Academy cover?

Camblesforth Community Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Camblesforth Community Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Camblesforth Community Primary Academy?

Camblesforth Community Primary Academy is at Mill Lane, Camblesforth, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8HW.