Headlands Primary School, York
Headlands Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in York. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 26th-highest of the 93 schools in York with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. It was 84% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to York (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Headlands Primary School in detail
Headlands Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Headlands Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in York and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Headlands Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Headlands Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Headlands Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Headlands Primary School are Ralph Butterfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 88% maths); Wigginton Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 84% maths); New Earswick Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 73% maths); and Huntington Primary Academy (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 69% maths).
Headlands Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Ralph Butterfield Primary SchoolWigginton Primary SchoolNew Earswick Primary SchoolHuntington Primary Academy
Who goes there
4.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Poppleton Rail Station, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oak Tree Lane Shops (outside), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Headlands Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 60 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in York (175).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Headlands Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Headlands Primary School are Joseph Rowntree School (0.9 miles) and Huntington School (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2013 inspection - down from Outstanding.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
4.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
21.8
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Headlands Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Headlands Primary School.
- Total Sports @ Headlands PSAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Headlands Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by York. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Monday 7 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 19 March 2027 (half term Monday 8 February to Friday 12 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 5 April to Monday 26 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Headlands Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Headlands Primary School is in York; for families living there:
- York's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy - 4 to 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in York is 12.5 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
266 pupils
315 places
49 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - York
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for York
Across York council
Places available
1,891
Applications
1,553
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across York council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
16.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
243
Total Pupils
140
Boys
103
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,182
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,073
Per pupil
£1434k
Total funding
£18k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Persistent absence
247
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Headlands Primary School
Questions parents ask about Headlands Primary School
What are SATs results like at Headlands Primary School?
Of the pupils at Headlands Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is Headlands Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Headlands Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Headlands Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Headlands Primary School is oversubscribed, York allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Headlands Primary School?
Headlands Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Headlands Primary School?
Classes at Headlands Primary School average 24.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Headlands Primary School?
Headlands Primary School has around 243 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Headlands Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Headlands Primary School in 2024/25. 10.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Headlands Primary School?
Apply through York's coordinated admissions process, naming Headlands Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Headlands Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Total Sports @ Headlands PS (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Headlands Primary School's term dates?
Headlands Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by York. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Monday 7 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 19 March 2027 (half term Monday 8 February to Friday 12 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 5 April to Monday 26 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Headlands Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in York is 12.5 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Headlands Primary School?
Headlands Primary School is at Oak Tree Lane, Holly Tree Meadows, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 2YH.
Sources: York term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)