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Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

North Yorkshire, YO8 3SQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3125 of 13,686 nationally

About Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School sits within the North Yorkshire local authority, a large and varied county for primary education. Among the 292 primary schools in the area, the school ranks 44th based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, placing it comfortably in the top 25% of schools locally. Its closest peers at the very top of the rankings include Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, and Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School with a score of 95. Cawood’s own score of 73 reflects solid performance within this competitive landscape. The school is a voluntary aided Church of England primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. Headteacher Nick Payling leads a small school of 127 pupils, well within its capacity of 147, and the school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 35 applications for just 14 places, all 14 of which went to first-preference families.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressBroad Lane, Cawood Ce Primary School, Selby/York, North Yorkshire, YO8 3SQ
HeadteacherNick Payling
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils127
Free School Meals (FSM)3.1%
School Capacity127 / 147 (86% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (3 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Feb 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.