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Ralph Butterfield Primary School

Community school · York · YO32 3LS

Ages 4–11 · 311 pupils · York

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

85%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)85%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
279

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

50

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
88
Preferred offers (top 3)
50
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill89%

311 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
311
Boys / girls
163 / 148
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
311 / 350 (89%)
Free school meals
7.1%
FSM pupils
22
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Stephenson

Location

Address
Station Road, Haxby
Postcode
YO32 3LS
Town
York
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
York
District
York
Constituency
York Outer
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in York, York, 311 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.1%.

Open schools in York
137
Primary schools in York
104
Academies among open schools in York
47% (64)
Open schools in YO32
9
Primary in YO32
7
Open schools in York LA
75
Primary in York LA
51

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Headlands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    York · YO32 2YH · York

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM4.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Wigginton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    York · YO32 2FZ · York

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM4.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Huntington Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.97

    1.6 miles away

  • New Earswick Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    York · YO32 4BY · York

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM54.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Yearsley Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    York · YO31 9BX · York

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM24.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

  • Lakeside Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    York · YO30 4YL · York

    Ages 2–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

  • Skelton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    York · YO30 1YB · York

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM24.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Stephenson
Telephone
01904768325
Website
ralphbutterfieldprimary.co.uk

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