What did Ofsted judge Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy?

Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy has 185 pupils on roll.

What ages does Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy take?

Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy?

Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy?

When Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children, all previously looked after children and children who appear to the Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside of England and cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Special social or medical reasons — Children the Admissions Authority considers have had special social or medical reasons for admission, supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional; 3. Catchment area — Children living within the normal catchment area of the school, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school in September 2027, who live the nearest to the school, and then to those living nearest the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the County Council's electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants, a random allocation will be used.

What is the largest ethnic background at Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.3% of pupils at Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children, all previously looked after children and children who appear to the Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside of England and cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Special social or medical reasons — Children the Admissions Authority considers have had special social or medical reasons for admission, supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional.
3Catchment area — Children living within the normal catchment area of the school.
4All other children — All other children.

If two applications tie: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school in September 2027, who live the nearest to the school, and then to those living nearest the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the County Council's electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants, a random allocation will be used.

This is a multi-school trust document (Ebor Academy Trust) covering several NYC primary academies; only Brotherton and Byram Primary Academy's entry is extracted here.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.