Addlekel, Warter, York, North Yorkshire YO42 1XR
10 reasons to choose Warter Church of England Primary School
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Warter Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in York and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Warter Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England foundation faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Warter Church of England Primary School has six classes, some mixed-aged, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Warter Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 35% of schools. Most pupils go on to Woldgate Community College, Archbishop Holgate’s School or The Market Weighton School at the end of Year 6.
The Warter Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Warter Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Warter Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.30pm and before and after school clubs may extend the day from 8.00am to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Warter Church of England Primary School
Pocklington Prep School (4.6 miles).
St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington (4.4 miles); Lockington Church of England Primary School (11.1 miles); Newbald Primary School (13.2 miles).
Pocklington School (4.6 miles); Bootham School (18.2 miles); The Mount School, York (18.4 miles).
Driffield School and Sixth Form (12.1 miles); Archbishop Holgate’s School, A Church of England Academy (16.3 miles); Beverley High School (17.3 miles).