Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School, York

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development programme is extremely well established."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well over time with most outcomes being at or above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance rates are high and have been for some time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is ambitious and carefully designed to ensure that it sets out the key knowledge that pupils need to learn in the mixed-age classes."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum is ambitious and well thought out."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is prioritised."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have high aspirations for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), those who are disadvantaged and those known or previously known to social care, to achieve well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that high-quality teaching consistently develops pupils' phonics knowledge and writing knowledge for Year 2 pupils onwards so that they access the wider curriculum and achieve well"; "Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years consistently maximise opportunities to engage children in high-quality interactions throughout the day so that children develop a broad vocabulary and a detailed understanding across the 7 areas of learning and development".

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 84% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School are Boroughbridge Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 64% maths); Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School (1.7 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 90% maths); Roecliffe CofE Primary School (1.8 miles, 100% reading, 100% maths); and Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 79% maths).

Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (92%) and Mixed (6%).

Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Close (w-bound), 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.