Camblesforth Community Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Selby, North Yorkshire·YO8 8HW
Composite score
50.1
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#7,242
National rank
#706
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#104
In North Yorkshire
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 11 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
21
any preference, for 11 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.06
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Camblesforth Community Primary Academy 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
101
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,762
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Camblesforth Community Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Selby, North Yorkshire, Camblesforth Community Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 101 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 27.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Camblesforth Community Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 11 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 19.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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