Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
New Lane, Selby, YO8 4QB
303 pupils · 77% of 392 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 January 2023, published 2 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 41 | 91 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 34 | 99 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 45 | 90 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 46 | 102 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 42 | 74 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 52 | 86 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 46 | 46 | 74 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 56 | 52 | 84 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Selby Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Staynor Hall Primary Academy 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.