Hempland Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school York·YO31 1ET
Composite score
68.7
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#1,946
National rank
#188
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#7
In York
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
55 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
105
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0720221.1820231.0320241.0820250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Hempland Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
422
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
4.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,704
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Hempland Primary School

Hempland Primary School is a primary school in York, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 422 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (February 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hempland Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 55 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 22.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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