Scarcroft Primary SchoolKnavesmire Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Scarcroft Primary School and Knavesmire Primary School are primary schools in York.

  • Scarcroft Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Knavesmire Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Knavesmire Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Scarcroft Primary School was judged Good and Knavesmire Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Scarcroft Primary School and 84.0% for Knavesmire Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Scarcroft Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Knavesmire Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Scarcroft Primary School versus Knavesmire Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure YorkScarcroft Primary SchoolYorkKnavesmire Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking9th of 50 in York 2nd of 50 in York Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll373 486
Capacity420 420
LocationYork, YO23 1BS York, YO23 1HY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 84.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard19.0% 21.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census373 486
Free school meals (ever 6)14.2% 9.1%
English as an additional language17.4% 11.7%
SEN support11.5% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% 5.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Scarcroft Primary School

Knavesmire Primary School

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