St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Back Lane, York, YO62 4DE
88 pupils · 84% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 October 2023, published 16 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 8 | 16 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Helmsley Community Primary School 6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Husthwaite Church of England Primary School 8.1 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 8.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Nawton Community Primary School 9.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Easingwold Community Primary School 10.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Stillington Primary School 10.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.