Malton Primary Academy

About Malton Primary Academy

If you're a parent considering Malton Primary Academy, the feedback from other families is a good place to start. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering the period up to September 2025, 81% of the 27 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's a solid vote of confidence. Digging into the detail, 93% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 89% felt their child is safe. There's also a strong sense that the school has high expectations, with 89% agreeing on that front. The school is clearly popular locally: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 56 applications for just 19 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.95. All 19 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, but the numbers show demand significantly outstrips supply, so getting a place is competitive.

Academically, Malton Primary Academy is a school that has made clear progress. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024 rated it Good across the board for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when it was rated Requires Improvement. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. That's a little below the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%, and the school ranks 148th out of 223 primary schools in the area. However, the average reading score was 103 and the average maths score was 100, both in line with national expectations. A smaller proportion of pupils reached the higher standard in all three subjects (9%), but individual subject scores show 17% achieved higher in reading and 17% in maths.

The school offers a practical, well-equipped environment for its 196 pupils, with facilities including a sensory room, music rooms, a library, playing fields, a sports hall, and a forest school. It also has a chapel and an ICT suite. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nursery provision means children can join from age 2. With oversubscription high, this is a school that suits families who value a Good-rated, community-focused primary with a wide range of on-site facilities and a clear upward trajectory in its Ofsted judgements.

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