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Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School

Primary · York · YO30 5TA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 December 2024

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At a glance

622 pupils · 95% of 656 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.cwr.york.sch.uk
URN
144264

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 95 families named it first for 89 Reception places, 1.07 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.061 miles; distance decided places in 2 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. At its inspection on 3 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.07 first-choice applications per place

89 places offered · 95 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.061 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.061 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

90 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
78%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school78%
Median of its 12 closest peers70.5%
York average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lakeside Primary SchoolCheltenham · 151 miles awayGood52%
Smitham Primary SchoolCoulsdon · 188 miles awayGood62%
Bourton Meadow AcademyBuckingham · 137 miles awayGood66%
E-ACT St Ursula's AcademyBristol · 184 miles awayGood74%
Churchtown Primary SchoolSouthport · 79 miles awayGood55%
Sketchley Hill Primary School BurbageHinckley · 101 miles awayGood72%
Whiteley Primary SchoolFareham · 214 miles awayOutstanding70%
Balfour Primary SchoolBrighton · 220 miles awayGood71%
Heyes Lane Primary SchoolAltrincham · 64 miles awayGood78%
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary AcademyWigan · 69 miles awayStrong standard84%
Oak Tree Primary SchoolStockport · 61 miles awayGood78%
Holymead Primary SchoolBristol · 186 miles awayGood55%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (York 80%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (York 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (York 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (York 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (York 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (York 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (York 1%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (York 2%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (York 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (York 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.46 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · York: 3.88 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

56.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,362; 9.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,678
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £171,000; in-year balance +£81,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier91.6%62.3%
Social housing1%17.1%
Privately rented7.5%20.5%
Detached houses34%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van17.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013433 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£310,000395 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£245,000–£374,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (94)£416,500
Semi-detached (198)£294,500
Terraced (51)£310,000
Flat (52)£170,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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