Hob Moor Community Primary Academy

About Hob Moor Community Primary Academy

Hob Moor Community Primary Academy is a state primary in York with 272 pupils on roll against a capacity of 320, meaning it is not yet full. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 46.5%, which is notably high compared with the national average for primary schools. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 68 applications for 31 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.19. Of those, 30 were first-preference applications, and 30 first-preference offers were made, suggesting that nearly every family who put it first secured a spot. The school has a mixed intake, with a nursery provision for three-year-olds and a non-religious character. Headteacher Tim Jolly leads a school that Ofsted rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2013, and an ungraded visit in 2022 confirmed it remains Good.

Academically, Hob Moor’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 place it in the bottom half of schools nationally. Just 37% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well below the York local authority average of 62%. In reading, 53% reached the expected standard and 13% achieved a higher standard; in writing, 42% met expectations and none reached the higher level. Maths saw 63% at the expected standard and 8% at the higher level. Average scores were 100 in reading and 99 in maths. Progress measures are not available in the data, but the school ranks 44th out of 47 primaries in York on the expected standard metric, and 1419th out of 1506 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The nearest outstanding-rated school is Acomb Primary School, half a kilometre away.

The school offers a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, forest school, sensory room, dining hall, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision includes swimming, gymnastics, cricket, tennis and rounders, while clubs cover coding, drama, choir and art. SEND support is broad, with provisions for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This makes it a practical choice for families whose children have identified additional needs, especially given the high FSM context and the school’s willingness to support a diverse intake. For parents weighing options, Hob Moor is a popular but not oversubscribed-to-the-point-of-exclusion school, with a clear focus on inclusion and a strong set of extracurricular activities despite below-average academic outcomes.

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