Poppleton Road Primary School, York

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Poppleton Road Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "By the end of key stage 2, pupils achieve at levels that are in line with the national average in mathematics and reading."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those within the wider trust, focus carefully on ensuring that the quality of education pupils receive is of a high standard."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years settle well into school life and achieve well."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have identified and implemented a number of new strategies over recent years to ensure that the school is inclusive for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a well-designed programme for personal development."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "While most pupils attend school well, there are some groups of pupils who attend less regularly."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders' actions in some areas of the school are demonstrating a positive impact on pupils' outcomes and experiences."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that they establish more effective approaches to ensure pupils consistently meet the expectations of the school's behaviour policy"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils' attendance improves, particularly for disadvantaged pupils"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop a more secure knowledge and understanding of equality, including the protected characteristics".

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Poppleton Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in York and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (72% in reading, 71% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Poppleton Road Primary School as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 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 Poppleton Road Primary School are Carr Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 81% maths); Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 38% reading, 38% maths); Carr Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and Carr Infant School (0.6 miles).

Poppleton Road Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Poppleton Road Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

The nearest railway station is Rear Entrance, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seldon Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Poppleton Road Primary School issued 52 suspensions, 13.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Poppleton Road Primary School are York High School (1.1 miles), Vale of York Academy (1.1 miles), All Saints Catholic School York (1.1 miles) and Manor Church of England Academy (1.2 miles).