St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic

Back Lane, Ampleforth, York, YO62 4DE

Head of School · Mr Gerard Eddy

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils88Capacity 105

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 10 October 2023

TrustNicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

Free school meals8.9%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 10 October 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 9 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered10

Applications17

First choice9

First-choice offers9

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).