Saxton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Tadcaster · LS24 9QF · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS259%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM9.1%
- Demand1.00
1.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 150419
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Tadcaster · LS24 9PS
Ages 4–11 · 138 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Good
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
18
Places offered
18
1st-preference offers
18
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 48
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 18
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
138 pupils · 139 places
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- Boys / girls
- 71 / 67
- School capacity
- 139
- Capacity fill
- 138 / 139 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- FSM pupils
- 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki Vaughan
Location
- Address
- London Road, Barkston Ash
- Postcode
- LS24 9PS
- Town
- Tadcaster
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, 138 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 9.4%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (rc).
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Sherburn Hungate Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Leeds · LS25 6DD · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM26.2%
- Demand1.05
1.3 miles away
Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Tadcaster · LS24 9RF · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM12.6%
- Demand1.17
1.6 miles away
Community school · Primary
Leeds · LS25 6QN · North Yorkshire
Ages 2–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM18.9%
- Demand1.12
2.1 miles away
South Milford Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Leeds · LS25 5AU · North Yorkshire
Ages 5–11
- KS270%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM8.9%
- Demand0.83
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki Vaughan
- Telephone
- 01937557373