School Chooser

Burton Green Primary School

Primary · ages 2-11MixedAcademy136 pupilsNurseryYork
School Chooser Score
10
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 3 to 28, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 9% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
Reached the expected level at 1137%England 63%
Attendance93.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families23%A bit fewer than most schools
Places74 spare136 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher18.6School workforce census
Pupils on roll136Census January 2026

Burton Green Primary School is a converter academy in York for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 136 pupils and room for 210. About 23 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 10 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 9% of the 50 schools most like it.

Burton Green, Clifton, York, YO30 6JE01904 806293bgp.hlt.academyMrs Ash McGann headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

19 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1137%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score99.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 29%29%20172018: 75%75%20182019: 40%40%20192023: 40%40%20232024: 50%50%20242025: 37%37%2025
Since 2017: +8%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017†YorkEngland
Pupils tested192220152024
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths37%50%40%40%75%29%62%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%9%0%7%0%0%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0104.0103.0101.0105.097.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score99.0102.0103.0101.0101.098.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0104.0100.0101.0100.098.0104.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard63%68%60%47%85%38%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard42%59%70%53%80%38%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)79%82%70%87%80%67%
Reading progressReading progress score-3.3-4.0+3.2-3.9
Maths progressMaths progress score-1.7-4.2+0.1-2.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged25%42%33%75%29%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged57%60%43%75%30%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Burton Green Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2016. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
25%57%
Gap 32 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
43%33%
Gap 10 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Catchment area

York council has drawn an official catchment area for this school. You can see it on the map below; it covers about 0.9 square kilometres. Living inside it moves your child up the queue when there are more applicants than places. It doesn't guarantee a place: the council's admissions rules decide the order.

Set your home postcode at the top of the page to see whether you live inside it.

Plenty of spare places119 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
57% full

91 places were empty (43% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 6% since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (26 offers for 30 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary3026all offeredLA
2025 Primary3013all offeredLA
2024 Primary3024all offeredLA

What a home inside the catchment costs

Typical sale price inside the catchment£240,000half sold for £201k to £264k
Homes sold51December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-22%a typical home in the district sells for £307,500

Every home sold inside the council's catchment area, of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll136Census January 2026
Places21065% full
Pupils from low-income families23%23% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English21%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%6 pupils with a plan
Average class size15.02 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)30%£49,600 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls70 / 66
White British pupils64%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), emotional and mental health (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll136146157150133153
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals23%29%31%27%38%37%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language21%21%17%17%14%14%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support9%8%10%17%18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%2%2%2%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils3.42024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.3%7.1%6.4%6.9%3.9%5.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.0%4.6%4.8%5.4%2.6%3.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.3%2.5%1.6%1.5%1.3%1.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.2%23.9%18.0%25.5%11.1%15.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate3.42.60.74.57.8
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers7.3full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher18.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,643
Teachers who left in the year10%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.82024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,634England £7,128. Total £1.3m
Income per pupil£7,476England £7,587. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,807England £3,405
Money in reserve18%A healthy amount put by: £194k, £1,337 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£168kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,634spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m58512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate118 per 1,000 people30% higher than the England average
Typical house price£307,500York
Nearest bus stop130 mBurton Green West, 22 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Clifton Green Primary SchoolCouncil710 m372Good 20229Compare
Haxby Road Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles293Good 202219Compare
Lakeside Primary AcademyAcademy0.8 miles199Good 202215Compare
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles622No overall grade 202489Compare
Park Grove Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles262Report card 202551Compare
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles76No overall grade 20252Compare
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy1.1 miles261Good 202281Compare
Yearsley Grove Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles385Good 202212Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Burton Green Primary School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats9%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 10 is 38 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 48 · highest 95100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 10 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 10% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 3 to 28. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.18
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 19 pupils
Ofsted inspection0%no data
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.15
DfE progress measure; 19 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.10
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.09
2024/25; 104 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.18
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 19 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Burton Green Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Burton Green Primary School scores 10 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 9% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 3 to 28, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

How good are Burton Green Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 37% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Burton Green Primary School have?

136 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 65% full.

Is Burton Green Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 91 places were empty in 2024/25 (43% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Burton Green Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Burton Green Primary School?

The average class had 15.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Burton Green, Clifton, York, YO30 6JE
Telephone
01904 806293
Website
bgp.hlt.academy
Headteacher
Mrs Ash McGann
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Heartwood Learning Trust (14 schools)
Local authority
York
Ward
Clifton
Constituency
York Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 October 2016 (academy converter)
URN
143398 · LAESTAB 8162024 · UKPRN 10057698
Formerly
Burton Green Primary School

Where these figures come from