Osbaldwick Primary Academy, York
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Osbaldwick provides a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive academically and personally. Your child will learn to read and write with confidence through expert teaching, while enjoying outstanding enrichment activities including community projects, musical events and outdoor learning. The school excels at developing character, helping children understand their role in making the world a better place.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development with extensive opportunities for pupils to develop leadership skills and contribute to the community
- Effective phonics teaching and well-designed reading curriculum ensuring children read quickly and accurately
- Strong pastoral care and well-being support, particularly for pupils with SEND
- Clear curriculum design with logical progression and regular checks on what pupils remember
- Excellent enrichment through educational visits and prestigious musical events
Areas for Improvement
- Not all classroom tasks provide enough meaningful opportunities for pupils to deepen their learning and make links across subjects
- Support for pupils with SEND lacks clarity and is sometimes not timely or precisely focused on individual targets
- Staff pedagogical choices do not consistently align closely enough with learning intentions across all areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Enterprise projects, community summer festival participation, educational visits, prestigious musical events, leadership competitions and festivals
Osbaldwick Primary Academy provides a nurturing atmosphere where pupils are friendly, polite and enjoy school. Since the previous inspection, the school has raised curriculum ambition and clarity, with effective phonics teaching helping pupils read and write confidently.
At a Glance
26.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
91 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 71%. Maths has declined from 87% to 76%. Writing has declined from 79% to 74%.
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
30.2
KS2
10
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
259 pupils
420 capacity
161 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - York
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for York
Admissions Demand - York
Places available
2,006
Applications
1,552
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across York (2025/26)
Inspection History(3)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.00454%
Overall absence
13.61702%
Persistent absence
235
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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