Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School, York
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in York. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 93 schools in York with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to York (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in York and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 8 families put Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 8 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School are Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 88% maths); Huntington Primary Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 69% maths); Dunnington Church of England Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 80% maths); and Hempland Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths).
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolHuntington Primary AcademyDunnington Church of England Primary SchoolHempland Primary School
Who goes there
7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stockton Primary School (adjacent), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
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 York (175).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from February 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
7.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.8
Avg class size
20.5
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
Term dates
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by York. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Monday 7 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 19 March 2027 (half term Monday 8 February to Friday 12 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 5 April to Monday 26 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School is in York; for families living there:
- York's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy - 4 to 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in York is 12.5 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
97 pupils
105 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - York
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for York
Across York council
Places available
1,891
Applications
1,553
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across York council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
18.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
91
Total Pupils
50
Boys
41
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,660
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,287
Per pupil
£670k
Total funding
£11k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.0%
Persistent absence
86
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
What are SATs results like at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Of the pupils at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School is oversubscribed, York allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Classes at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School average 22.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School has around 91 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School in 2024/25. 14% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Apply through York's coordinated admissions process, naming Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School's term dates?
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by York. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Monday 7 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 19 March 2027 (half term Monday 8 February to Friday 12 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 5 April to Monday 26 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in York is 12.5 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School?
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School is at The Village, Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9UP.
Sources: York term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)