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Archbishop of York’s Church of England Junior School, Bishopthorpe

Copmanthorpe Lane, Bishopthorpe, York, North Yorkshire YO23 2QT

Archbishop Of York's CofE VC Junior School, Bishopthorpe YO23

10 reasons to choose Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School

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Archbishop of York’s Church of England Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in York and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.

School fundamentals

Archbishop of York’s Church of England Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 5 members of South York Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

Archbishop of York’s Church of England Junior School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Archbishop of York’s Church of England Junior School ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 23% of schools.

The Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in science.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and wind band. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are staggered by year group from 8.40/8.50am to 3.10/3.20pm, though after school clubs may extend the day.

Find another school near Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School

Independent Prep Schools

The Mount Junior School (2.8 miles); York Steiner School (2.8 miles); St Peter’s 2-8 and 8-13 (3.8 miles).

State Primary Schools

Naburn Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles); Tadcaster Primary Academy (7.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

The Mount School, York (2.8 miles); Bootham School (3.6 miles); St Peter’s School, York (3.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

All Saints RC School (2.7 miles); Fulford School (2.7 miles); Archbishop Holgate’s School, A Church of England Academy (4.4 miles).

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