Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, York

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils here are delightful."

Early years - Expected standard. "Teaching is purposeful in early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion has a high priority at school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place a high priority on pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils produce some interesting and lengthy writing for different purposes and on different themes."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The quality of teaching is too variable across the school."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "A lack of capacity in the past has hindered the rate of school improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers fully support pupils to secure their foundational knowledge and that high standards are sustained across the school"; "Leaders should continue to support pupils when writing at length with accuracy and precision. This is so that they develop their skills across their time in school, thus ensuring that more pupils reach the higher standard in external tests"; "Those responsible for governance should ensure that the increased leadership capacity has a positive impact on the quality of education and the rate of improvement. This includes the continued use of data and refinement of monitoring processes".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 86% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.4 miles, Good); St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss (3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Leavening Community Primary School (3.4 miles, Good, 100% reading, 25% maths); and Stamford Bridge Primary School (3.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 76% maths).

Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 6 pupils (6.2%) received SEN support and 3 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31).

Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.