Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School
General Information
- Address: Reas Lane, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9QB – View on map
- Phone: 01423322355
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Marie-Louise Thirlaway
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 21 families put it first for 15 places – 14 for every 10 places. 67% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 8 · 2026 14
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
- % eligible for free school meals: 14.4%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the North Yorkshire average)
- English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 18.3% a year (North Yorkshire 17.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across North Yorkshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in North Yorkshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.4%
- Persistently absent pupils: 7.9%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 24.0%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.0%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
No overall grade given 2025 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 40% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 21 percentage points below the North Yorkshire average (61%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 59% against an expected 52%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 59%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 60% · Maths 40% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 101
- Based on: 10 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 203rd of 232 junior and primary schools in the area
- =203Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School40%
- =203Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School40%
- =203Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School40%
- =206Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School38%
- =206Stillington Primary School38%
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £7,070 (2024-25)
148th of 260 primary schools in North Yorkshire for spending per pupil
- #146Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,102
- #147Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School£7,089
- #148Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School£7,070
- #149Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School£7,069
- #150Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,056
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