Roecliffe CofE Primary School
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Roecliffe CofE Primary School is a converter academy in York for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 78 pupils and room for 98. About 5 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 81 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 75% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Roecliffe, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9LY01423 322302roecliffe.n-yorks.sch.ukMrs Sarah Daggett headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 13 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
7 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.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 67% | 91% | 82% | 79% | 67% | 61% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 14% | 22% | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 109.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.5 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 110.0 | 105.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | 104.5 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 100% | 100% | 100% | 91% | 93% | 67% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 100% | 100% | 91% | 82% | 79% | 89% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 86% | 67% | 91% | 82% | 86% | 89% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +1.1 | +2.3 | +3.4 | +0.0 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +0.5 | +0.7 | -0.1 | +1.9 | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | 79% | 67% | – | – |
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 Roecliffe Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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.
The school is full, with 3 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place.
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.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 18 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Specific learning difficulty (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1), Multi-sensory impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 78 | 81 | 77 | 84 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 5% | 6% | 5% | 2% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 1.6% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Roecliffe Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
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.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boroughbridge Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 280 | Report card 2026 | 16 | Compare |
| Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 120 | Report card 2026 | 68 | Compare |
| Staveley Community Primary School | Council | 2.0 miles | 86 | Good 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 102 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 100 | No overall grade 2025 | 83 | Compare |
| Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School | Council | 3.4 miles | 96 | Outstanding 2023 | 20 | Compare |
| Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 miles | 84 | Not inspected | 68 | Compare |
| Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 4.5 miles | 97 | Good 2019 | 49 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Roecliffe CofE Primary School with the 47 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 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 81 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 81% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 57 to 92. 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 at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | below | -0.17 | Ofsted report card, 0.7 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.24 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well above | +0.28 | 2024/25; 63 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 5% | above | +0.07 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 18 responses |
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 Roecliffe CofE Primary School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Roecliffe CofE Primary School scores 81 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 75% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 57 to 92, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Roecliffe CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 13 January 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.
How good are Roecliffe CofE Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 86% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 29% 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 Roecliffe CofE Primary School have?
78 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 98 places, so it is 80% full.
Is Roecliffe CofE Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 3 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Roecliffe CofE Primary School?
Pupils were in school 96.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 2% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Roecliffe CofE Primary School?
100% of the 18 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 100% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at Roecliffe CofE Primary School?
The average class had 19.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 25% of classes 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
- Roecliffe, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9LY
- Telephone
- 01423 322302
- Website
- www.roecliffe.n-yorks.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Daggett
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Multi-academy trust
- Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust (14 schools)
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2022 (academy converter)
- URN
- 149276 · LAESTAB 8153264 · UKPRN 10090950
- Formerly
- Roecliffe Church of England Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.