Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Yorkshire
London Road, Tadcaster, LS24 9PS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/11/2022
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
4.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
138
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
139 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
20 of 24 families who put it first got an offer
20
Places offered
63
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 24 | 20 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 63 | 20 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vikki Vaughan
- Address
- London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster, LS24 9PS
- Phone
- 01937557373
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton · Wetherby and Easingwold
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150419
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
138 pupils · 139 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 120 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 89% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 11% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.