Poppleton Ousebank Primary SchoolSkelton Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in York.

Summary of the comparison

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School and Skelton Primary School are primary schools in York.

  • Poppleton Ousebank Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Skelton Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Poppleton Ousebank Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Poppleton Ousebank Primary School was judged Good and Skelton Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Poppleton Ousebank Primary School and 100.0% for Skelton Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Poppleton Ousebank Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Skelton Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School versus Skelton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure YorkPoppleton Ousebank Primary SchoolYorkSkelton Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking11th of 50 in York Stronger figure39th of 50 in York
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll426 101
Capacity444 140
LocationYork, YO26 6JT York, YO30 1YB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 100.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census426 101
Free school meals (ever 6)7.4% 26.1%
English as an additional language3.8% 4.0%
SEN support7.5% 12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.5% Stronger figure16.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School

Skelton Primary School

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