Roecliffe CofE Primary School, York
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Roecliffe is a caring community where children thrive academically and personally. The school excels at developing well-rounded pupils through excellent teaching, enriching activities and strong values that emphasise faith, courage and love. Children are happy, respected and well-prepared for their next steps with secure knowledge across the curriculum.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well with consistently high phonics outcomes and most meeting expected standards in reading and mathematics by the end of primary school
- Strong focus on personal development through a wide range of clubs, visits, leadership roles and community involvement
- Calm, positive behaviour and respect for others established from early years
- Effective safeguarding culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Early years provision is well-structured with clear progression and purposeful adult interactions
Areas for Improvement
- Handwriting and letter formation skills need more practice opportunities to become secure
- Some disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs (beyond SEND) require more consistent, targeted and monitored support
- Attendance has fallen this year due to illness and some parents finding it challenging to ensure regular attendance
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
singing events, sports events with other schools, coding club, mindful colouring club, chess club, Christmas Fun Day, Remembrance Service, sanctuary day, forest school, community visits, local care home visits, wildlife area and pond improvement projects
Roecliffe CofE Primary School is a small, friendly community school with a strong Christian ethos where pupils achieve well and feel safe and happy. The school provides an ambitious curriculum with effective teaching and strong personal development opportunities.
At a Glance
5.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 100%. Maths has remained stable at around 100%. Writing has improved from 67% to 86%.
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
26.0
KS2
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
78 pupils
98 capacity
20 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - York
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for York
Admissions Demand - North Yorkshire
Places available
7,282
Applications
5,050
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across North Yorkshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.06952%
Overall absence
1.5873%
Persistent absence
63
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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