Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2022
Expected Standard
89%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Tadcaster, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 139 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #3,473 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 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
89%
Read SS
107
Maths SS
106
GPS SS
105
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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