Haxby Road Primary Academy, York

In its own words: "At Haxby Road Academy we are very lucky to have a dedicated and active Governor team, who work closely with the Headteacher and School Business Partner to help with the policy making, the everyday running of the school and ensuring that we are always striving to reach our vision; to be recognised as outstanding by the whole community."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Haxby Road Primary Academy! I am delighted and proud to be the Headteacher at such a fun, inclusive and vibrant school where pupils, staff, governors, parents and the school community work extremely hard and have high expectations of one another."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, orchestra, STEM and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4 per session.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Haxby Road Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in York and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 58% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Haxby Road Primary Academy as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Haxby Road Primary Academy are Park Grove Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths); St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths); Clifton Green Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 73% maths); and Burton Green Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 42% maths).

Haxby Road Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Haxby Road Primary Academy is one of 26 schools run by Ebor Academy Trust, an academy trust.

33.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Asian (10%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 22 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 29 (9.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Haxby Road Primary Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 26 places, 26 pupils on roll.

Haxby Road Primary Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Main Entrance, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Haxby Road School (outside), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Haxby Road Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 669 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in York (175), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Haxby Road Primary Academy issued 12 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Haxby Road Primary Academy are Vale of York Academy (1 mile), Huntington School (1.3 miles) and Joseph Rowntree School (1.8 miles).