Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary school in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Good (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 November 2022, report published 30 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| 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 November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
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 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.1 milesSaxton Church of England Primary School
Good (Apr 2024)
- 1.3 milesSherburn Hungate Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
- 1.6 milesKirk Fenton Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- 2.1 milesSherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 3.0 milesSouth Milford Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.