Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Selby, North Yorkshire·YO8 6NN
Composite score
37.1
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#11,811
National rank
#1217
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#173
In North Yorkshire
Top 80%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
14 first choices, 14 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
34
any preference, for 14 places

Every child who put Cliffe Voluntary Controlled 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
86
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,849
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Selby, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 86 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 18.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 14.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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