St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, York

In its own words: "St Oswald’s CE Primary School is a Church of England school. We are very lucky to have a wonderful building that was completed in 2006 with spacious learning environments and a large outdoor area. We also have close access to our local church and we love our next door neighbour…the library!"

From the headteacher's welcome: "We would like to welcome you to the Year 1/2 team and to let you know about some of the things that you can expect to happen this year. We have 3 home classes, who work together as a team. All of our classes at St Oswald’s are represented by an animal."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 4:75pm, from £4.75 per session.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in York and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Knavesmire Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 89% maths); St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy (1 mile, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); Fishergate Primary School (1 mile, Good, 76% reading, 69% maths); and St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths).

St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 12 (3.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Main Entrance, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Oswald's Primary School (outside), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 78 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in York (175).

In 2024/25, St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Fulford School (0.1 miles); Millthorpe School (1.2 miles); and Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy (1.6 miles).