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Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School

Primary · York · YO51 9QB

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

100 pupils · 95% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
14.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
24.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.mcgprimaryschool.org
URN
147095

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 21 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.40 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 25 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.40 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 21 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criteria 7
2.89 miles

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
40%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school40%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
North Yorkshire average60.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Moreton Morrell CofE Primary SchoolWarwick · 129 miles awayExpected standard55%
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary SchoolWatlington · 165 miles awayGood40%
Folksworth CofE Primary SchoolPeterborough · 117 miles awayGood70%
Topcliffe CofE AcademyThirsk · 8 miles awayOutstanding53%
Holton-le-Clay Junior SchoolGrimsby · 66 miles awayGood71%
Messing Primary SchoolColchester · 177 miles awayGood36%
Coaley Church of England Primary AcademyDursley · 167 miles awayStrong standard100%
Carlton CofE Primary SchoolBedford · 133 miles awayGood67%
Woodside Primary SchoolRuardean · 161 miles awayGood65%
Ormesby Village Junior SchoolGreat Yarmouth · 158 miles awayGood70%
Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury · 211 miles awayGood73%
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield · 35 miles awayGood (2016)73%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%)

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)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Yorkshire: 2.43 suspensions and 0.03 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
19
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

80% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.5 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 £46,899; 20% 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£7,070
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£76,000

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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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.9%62.3%
Social housing8%17.1%
Privately rented10.1%20.5%
Detached houses59.7%22.9%
Flats1.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms42%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027647 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£525,00015 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£380,500–£732,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (10)£617,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

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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