Acomb Primary School
Primary school in York. Outstanding (Sep 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 20 September 2023, report published 18 October 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2027
The last inspection was in September 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesHob Moor Community Primary Academy
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
- 0.3 milesOur Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Good (Feb 2024)
- 0.6 milesPoppleton Road Primary School
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
- 0.6 milesSt Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.8 milesCarr Junior School
Good (Sep 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.