Primary school in York, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Bishop Wilton, York, North Yorkshire, YO42 1SP
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- Places
- 56
- How full
- 68% full — 38 of 56 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 22 / 16
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 11%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 39%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- With an EHC plan
- 8%
- On SEN support
- 21%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Riding of Yorkshire 011G, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 54%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Elizabeth Harros
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Ward
- Wolds Weighton
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- URN
- 117972
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 57% | 2.4 mi |
| St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, FangfossVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 86% | 2.5 mi |
| Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| Pocklington Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 3.7 mi |
| St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 83% | 3.7 mi |
| Barmby Moor Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | 45% | 4.1 mi |
| Leavening Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 5 mi |
| Wilberfoss Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 87% | 5.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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