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Clifton Green Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Nicola Jones

location_onYork, YO30 6JA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

413

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Clifton Green Primary School is a Community school primary school in York, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Clifton Green Primary School is a community school in York, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 397 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 47 primaries in York and #11,478 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing57% LA 71%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading54% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing44% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths37% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading38% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing38% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA 0.2

-6.0 to -2.4

-3.1

Write

LA 0.0

-4.8 to -1.3

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.6 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.1

-4.6 to -1.3

-0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 1.3

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 66%

Reading63% LA 76%

Writing65% LA 78%

Maths56% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.9 to 0.7

-0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-2 to 1.6

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.4 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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12 September 2018

Inspection Report

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14 May 2014

Inspection Report

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15 May 2013

Inspection Report

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05 February 2013

Inspection Report

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22 November 2010

Inspection Report

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11 January 2010

Inspection Report

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29 January 2009

Inspection Report

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11 June 2008

Inspection Report

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15 November 2005

Inspection Report

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13 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-09-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 397 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	397	4	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	387	8	2.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	426	9	2.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	423	4	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	405	6	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	421	9	2.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	413	6	1.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	393	9	2.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	406	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	400	11	2.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	397	19	4.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	435	5	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	428	2	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	416	11	2.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	433	1	0.2%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	433	7	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	418	5	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	444	5	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	442	7	1.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	429	6	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	432	4	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	428	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	12	2.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	420	6	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	423	10	2.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	415	24	5.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils