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Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 98 pupils York

Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School is an academy converter in York (North Yorkshire) for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England/Methodist religious character. It has 98 pupils on roll. In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has plenty of spare room: 54% of its places were unfilled in 2024/25, more than at most primary schools.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England/Methodist
Address Station Lane
Shipton-by-Beningbrough
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 1AG
Phone 01904470272
Reference Number 143289

General Makeup

Number of pupils 98
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.12%
Girls: 43.88%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 12

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 5 12
2 6 4 10
3 7 6 13
4 6 5 11
5 11 3 14
6 10 4 14

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.9%
White, Other 2%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 10 Dec 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
10 Dec 2024 School inspection
09 Apr 2019 Short inspection
06 Dec 2016 Academy conversion letter
24 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
24 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
10 Jan 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing -2.7
Maths -1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School had 86 pupils for 189 places. 103 places (54.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Easingwold Outer Area Primary” planning area

North Yorkshire counted 92 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 93 in 2029–30, up 1%.

20172018201920212022202320242025
Places 189189189189189189189189
Pupils 1591561411141121069386
Unfilled 15.9%17.5%25.4%39.7%40.7%43.9%50.8%54.5%

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 Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.1%1.9%1.6%4.8%3.3%3.3%2.6%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%0.7%0.3%0.8%0.7%1.1%0.9%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%

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, 4.2% of pupils at Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.90.910.5
Permanent exclusions 000000000

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 Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 39.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.510.29.611.710.79.89.68.610.0
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%25.6%19.8%0.0%20.3%27.8%9.7%24.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 54.5%83.3%–50.0%77.8%55.6%62.5%75.0%–
Sick days per teacher 1.13.0–1.39.416.72.88.4–

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, 13.3% of pupils at Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 5 1
Speech, language and communication needs 2 3
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1
Hearing impairment 1 0
Moderate learning difficulty 0 1
Physical disability 1 0

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 Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School received £8,034 and spent £9,599 for each of its 96 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£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

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £19,000-£39,000£81,000£116,000£100,000£93,000£129,000
per pupil £128-£285£634£999£918£920£1,342
In-year balance -£50,000-£70,000-£15,000£13,000-£102,000-£126,000-£150,000
per pupil -£347-£511-£115£112-£935-£1,246-£1,565

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.

Name Distance
Skelton Primary School
Brecksfield, Skelton, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1YB
1.9 miles
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
Main Street, Upper Poppleton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6JT
2.52 miles
Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School
The Green, Nun Monkton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 8ER
2.77 miles
Wigginton Primary School
Westfield Lane, Wigginton, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 2FZ
3.02 miles
Linton-on-Ouse Primary School
Linton Woods Lane, Linton-on-Ouse, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 2BD
3.19 miles
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School
Eastholme Drive, Rawcliffe, Clifton With Rawcliffe School, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 5TA
3.29 miles
Lakeside Primary Academy
Oakdale Road, Clifton Moor, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4YL
3.35 miles
Headlands Primary School
Oak Tree Lane, Holly Tree Meadows, Haxby, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 2YH
3.47 miles
Ralph Butterfield Primary School
Station Road, Haxby, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 3LS
3.75 miles
New Earswick Primary School
Hawthorn Terrace, New Earswick, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 4BY
4.04 miles
Carr Infant School
Ostman Road, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 5QA
4.1 miles
Burton Green Primary School
Burton Green, Clifton, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6JE
4.1 miles
Carr Junior School
Ostman Road, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 5QA
4.17 miles
Huby Church of England Primary School
Tollerton Road, Huby, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 1HX
4.32 miles
Clifton Green Primary School
Kingsway North, Clifton, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6JA
4.37 miles
Poppleton Road Primary School
Poppleton Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 4UP
4.39 miles
Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Sutton-on-the-Forest, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 1DW
4.41 miles
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Jubilee Terrace, Leeman Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 4YZ
4.53 miles
Rufforth Primary School
Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire, YO23 3QF
4.53 miles
Huntington Primary Academy
North Moor Road, Huntington, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9QT
4.54 miles
Name Distance
Manor Church of England Academy
Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6PA
3.28 miles
Vale of York Academy
Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6ZS
3.9 miles
Joseph Rowntree School
Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 4BZ
3.97 miles
Huntington School
Huntington Road, Huntington, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9WT
4.38 miles
St Peter's School 2-18
Clifton, York, YO30 6AB
4.65 miles
Bootham School
51 Bootham, York, YO30 7BU
4.87 miles

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Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School is part of Heartwood Learning Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School have?

Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School has 98 pupils on roll.

What age range does Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School cover?

Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School?

Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School is at Station Lane, Shipton-by-Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1AG.

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