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Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Scarborough · YO13 9AF

Ages 4–11 · 34 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-23

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)29%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
36

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

5

Places offered

5

1st-preference offers

5

Total preferences (any rank)
13
Preferred offers (top 3)
5
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill49%

34 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
34
Boys / girls
11 / 23
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
34 / 70 (49%)
Free school meals
32.4%
FSM pupils
11
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of York
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Davies

Location

Address
Pickering Road, Snainton
Postcode
YO13 9AF
Town
Scarborough
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 34 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 32.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of York.

Open schools in Scarborough
34
Primary schools in Scarborough
21
Academies among open schools in Scarborough
44% (15)
Open schools in YO13
7
Primary in YO13
6
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ScarboroughNear YO13

  • Brompton Hall School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy special sponsor led

    Scarborough · YO13 9DB · North Yorkshire

    Ages 8–16

    • Att88.6
    • P8-1.8
    • EM5+6%
    • Absence45.2%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Davies
Telephone
01723859229
Website
http://www.snainton.n-yorks.sch.uk/

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