Newbald Primary School, York

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Newbald Primary School on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very well."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff create a culture where high attendance is expected and celebrated."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The school's ambitious curriculum is underpinned by leaders' commitment to helping every pupil 'achieve beyond expectations'."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and governors have a clear understanding of the school's context."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a well-thought-out personal development programme."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are committed to ensuring the best possible start to learning for children in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff create a nurturing environment in which pupils can flourish."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently maximise the opportunities for engaging children in high-quality interactions in the early years"; "Leaders should further embed their changes to the provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities so that staff consistently deal with any barriers to success swiftly and effectively"; "Leaders should support staff to make effective adaptations to their teaching to enable a greater number of pupils to achieve the higher standard at the end of key stage 2".

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Newbald 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 92% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Newbald Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Newbald Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (3.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); North Cave Church of England Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); Market Weighton Infant School (3.3 miles, Good); and Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (3.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths).

Newbald Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

2.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 21 pupils (20.6%) received SEN support and 2 (2%) 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.

Newbald Primary School had 6 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 Newbald Primary School.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is South Newbald School, 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31).

In 2024/25, Newbald Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.