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Children in York
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | York | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 higher | 92.2% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 higher | 71.4% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 80.6% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 9.9% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 lower | 19.3% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 93.8% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 87.7% | 83.7% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 11.7% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 13.9% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | York | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 68% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 65% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 64% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in York
50 schools
- Acomb Primary School York
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe York
- Badger Hill Primary Academy York
- Bishopthorpe Infant School York
- Burton Green Primary School York
- Carr Infant School York
- Carr Junior School York
- Clifton Green Primary School York
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School York
- Copmanthorpe Primary School York
- Dringhouses Primary School York
- Dunnington Church of England Primary School York
- Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York
- Fishergate Primary School York
- Haxby Road Primary Academy York
- Headlands Primary School York
- Hempland Primary School York
- Heworth Church of England Primary School York
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy York
- Huntington Primary Academy York
- Knavesmire Primary School York
- Lakeside Primary Academy York
- Lord Deramore's Primary School York
- Naburn Church of England Primary School York
- New Earswick Primary School York
- Osbaldwick Primary Academy York
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York
- Park Grove Primary Academy York
- Poppleton Ousebank Primary School York
- Poppleton Road Primary School York
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School York
- Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy York
- Rufforth Primary School York
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York
- Scarcroft Primary School York
- Skelton Primary School York
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York
- St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School York
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York
- St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York
- Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School York
- Tang Hall Primary Academy York
- Westfield Primary Community School York
- Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School York
- Wigginton Primary School York
- Woodthorpe Primary School York
- Yearsley Grove Primary School York