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Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North Yorkshire

Low Street, Knottingley, WF11 9HQ

Website 01977355020

56

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.8%

19.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

185

Capacity used

Has space

88%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

27

Places offered

30

Total applications

1.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2424● 100%
2nd preference21● 50%
3rd preference31● 33%
Later preferences (4th–5th)11● 100%
Total302790%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ben Greene
Address
Low Street, Brotherton, Knottingley, WF11 9HQ
Phone
01977355020
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Ward / constituency
Monk Fryston & South Milford · Selby
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141393

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support12%——
54% boys (100)46% girls (85)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: EBOR ACADEMY TRUST

185 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    19 October 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 146 pupils

Attendance

93.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

19.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
20/21
20%
21/22
14%
22/23
12%
23/24
19%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths56%——
Higher standard6%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard48%
-14% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard5%
-28% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard52%
-20% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard52%
-22% vs England
Higher standard5%
-21% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard71%
-2% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

382019522023562024482025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)48%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.