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Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedChurch of England101 pupilsNurseryYorkNorth Yorkshire
School Chooser Score
15
Below
similar schools
Likely range 5 to 44, so it could be “well below”
Out of 100. Better than 8% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, February 2025
Reached the expected level at 1190%England 63%
Attendance95.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Places18 spare101 pupils, 119 places
Pupils per teacher21.4School workforce census

Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in York for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 101 pupils and room for 119. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 15 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 8% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

York Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8BN01423 330314greenhammertonprimary.co.ukMrs Davinia Pearson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 February 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

10 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 1190%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level30%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score111.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score109.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 77%77%20172018: 89%89%20182019: 75%75%20192023: 50%50%20232024: 40%40%20242025: 90%90%2025
Since 2017: +13%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017North YorkshireEngland
Pupils tested10151212913
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths90%40%50%75%89%77%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths30%0%0%33%33%15%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score111.0104.0106.0105.0110.0107.0105.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score109.0103.0104.0109.0108.0109.0104.0104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score109.0103.0104.0108.0110.0107.0104.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard90%47%58%75%89%77%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard90%73%75%83%89%85%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)90%60%75%83%89%77%
Reading progressReading progress score-5.0-0.7+2.4+1.5
Maths progressMaths progress score-3.1+2.2+0.9+2.7

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.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Plenty of spare places86 pupils for 119 places, 2024/25
72% full

33 places were empty (28% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 9% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

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 roll101Census January 2026
Places11985% full
Pupils from low-income families19%22% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support13%13 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size23.54 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)23%£29,450 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls45 / 56
White British pupils95%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 24.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 25.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (4), emotional and mental health (4), Specific learning difficulty (4), language and communications needs (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll10198108110109104
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%15%10%13%13%9%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%2%3%5%3%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support11%9%12%9%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%3%5%3%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school8.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils2.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.2%4.8%4.5%5.4%2.0%2.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.2%4.0%3.5%4.3%1.5%2.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%0.8%1.0%1.1%0.5%0.7%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence8.6%13.3%7.5%7.3%1.3%1.2%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate2.06.50.07.37.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions01000

Staff and money

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

Teachers4.4full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher21.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£45,229
Teachers who left in the year25%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher19.72024/25

Money

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

Spend per pupil£8,136England £7,738. Total £765k
Income per pupil£8,458England £7,697. Total £795k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,397England £3,480
Money in reserve-4%In the red: -£35k, -£370 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£30kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,136spent 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 m3512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate36 per 1,000 people60% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop60 mBernard Lane, 6 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
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles58Good 202350Compare
Tockwith Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy3.0 miles240Good 202386Compare
Nun Monkton Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation3.0 miles40Report card 202656Compare
Great Ouseburn Primary SchoolAcademy3.2 milesNot inspectedCompare
Linton-on-Ouse Primary SchoolCouncil3.7 miles64Good 201983Compare
Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy4.5 miles100No overall grade 202583Compare
Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England4.6 miles51Good 202430Compare
Goldsborough Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England4.9 miles71Good 202227Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School with the 48 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 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats8%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 15 is 26 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 41 · highest 92100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Skelton Primary SchoolAcademy7.0 miles106Good 202335Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 15 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 15% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 5 to 44. 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
-0.10
2024 and 2023 results; 15 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.15
Ofsted grade, 1.5 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.17
DfE progress measure; 15 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.07
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.06
2024/25; 81 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.10
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 15 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 Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School scores 15 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 8% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 5 to 44, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 25 February 2025.

How good are Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 90% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 30% 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 Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School have?

101 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 119 places, so it is 85% full.

Is Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 33 places were empty in 2024/25 (28% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 23.5 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
York Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8BN
Telephone
01423 330314
Website
www.greenhammertonprimary.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Davinia Pearson
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Ward
Ouseburn
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
121564 · LAESTAB 8153242 · UKPRN 10077991

Where these figures come from