Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School

About Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School

Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The most recent graded inspection took place in 2014, and an ungraded visit in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. Leadership and management were also judged Good in the graded inspection. When it comes to academic outcomes at Key Stage 2, the school’s headline figure is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 52%. This is below the York local authority average of 62%, placing the school 36th out of 47 primary schools in the area. In the broader Yorkshire and the Humber region, it ranks 1,096th out of 1,506 schools, putting it in the bottom half nationally. The school’s ranking score of 52 places it in the bottom 50 tier of schools by this metric.

Looking more closely at the individual subjects, the picture is mixed. In maths, 86% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 103, and 7% reached the higher standard. Reading saw 76% at the expected level, an average score of 105, and 14% achieving the higher threshold. Writing was the weakest area, with 62% reaching the expected standard and 17% at the higher level. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s performance in the combined measure is notably lower than its top local peers, such as Knavesmire Primary School (ranking score 92) and Lord Deramore’s Primary School (91). Only 4 out of 50 primary schools in York are rated Outstanding by Ofsted, so Good is the most common positive rating in the area.

The school is a Church of England primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 160 against a capacity of 210, so there is some spare capacity. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 32 applications for 19 places and 20 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.68. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is just 5%, well below the national average, indicating a relatively affluent intake. Facilities include an ICT suite, gymnasium, sports hall, dining hall, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer are football, cricket, swimming, netball and tennis, and clubs include chess, art, science, coding, choir and book club. The school provides for a range of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a village primary that suits families seeking a small, church-affiliated school with a broad range of extracurricular activities, though academic outcomes in the combined measure are below the local average.

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