What did School Atlas judge Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in May 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School?

Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School has 44 pupils on roll.

What ages does Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School take?

Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.

How do I apply to Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School?

Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School 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.

Does Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School have a religious character?

Yes — Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School?

When Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children who are looked after by a local authority and children who were previously looked after. A 'looked after child' is a child who at the time of making the application to school is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England in exercise of their social services functions. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who: (a) Was previously a looked after child in accordance with the above definition, but who immediately after being looked after was subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order; or (b) Appears to the Governing Body (having sought advice from the Local Authority) to have been in state care outside of England and who have ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with special social or medical needs — Children with special social or medical needs which make the school the most suitable school for the child. To be given priority on this basis, the Governing Body would have to be satisfied that the child's social or medical needs were such that the school would be the most suitable school for the child. In order to be eligible for consideration under this criterion, you will need to submit a completed Supplementary Information Form accompanied by professional supporting evidence, in writing, from a doctor, specialist, health professional, social worker or other appropriate professional; 3. Children living within the school's Catchment Area — Children living within the school's Catchment Area. The Catchment Area for the school is the area shown at Appendix 1, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 10 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are more applications within any given criterion than there are remaining places available, the places will be allocated to children satisfying the relevant criterion who live closest to the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the North Yorkshire County Council's electronic mapping system from the child's home address to the school. If the measurement of the distance from home to school above does not distinguish between two or more applicants with equal priority, random allocation will be used as the final tie-breaker. This will be supervised by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School 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 Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (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 — Children who are looked after by a local authority and children who were previously looked after. A 'looked after child' is a child who at the time of making the application to school is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England in exercise of their social services functions. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who: (a) Was previously a looked after child in accordance with the above definition, but who immediately after being looked after was subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order; or (b) Appears to the Governing Body (having sought advice from the Local Authority) to have been in state care outside of England and who have ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children with special social or medical needs — Children with special social or medical needs which make the school the most suitable school for the child. To be given priority on this basis, the Governing Body would have to be satisfied that the child's social or medical needs were such that the school would be the most suitable school for the child. In order to be eligible for consideration under this criterion, you will need to submit a completed Supplementary Information Form accompanied by professional supporting evidence, in writing, from a doctor, specialist, health professional, social worker or other appropriate professional.
3Children living within the school's Catchment Area — Children living within the school's Catchment Area. The Catchment Area for the school is the area shown at Appendix 1.
4Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in Reception or Years 1-6 at the school at the proposed date of admission. 'Sibling' for the purposes of this policy refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer's partner where the child for whom the school place is being sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
5Children outside catchment who regularly worship at a Christian Place of Worship — Children living outside the Catchment Area who regularly and frequently worship, or whose parent(s)/carer(s) regularly and frequently worship, at a Christian Place of Worship. The minimum level of worship will be attendance at worship at an average of at least once a month for the twelve months immediately prior to the date of application. The worship must be at a regular public service at a Christian place of worship. A Christian place of worship is defined as a church which is Designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure 2018, nationally by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, or locally by the diocesan bishop, or which is a member of Churches Together in England, or affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or a Partner Church of Affinity.
6Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: If there are more applications within any given criterion than there are remaining places available, the places will be allocated to children satisfying the relevant criterion who live closest to the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the North Yorkshire County Council's electronic mapping system from the child's home address to the school. If the measurement of the distance from home to school above does not distinguish between two or more applicants with equal priority, random allocation will be used as the final tie-breaker. This will be supervised by someone independent of the school.

Catchment area is shown in Appendix 1 (map). A Supplementary Information Form is required for criteria 2 and 5. The PAN of 10 applies to Reception only.

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.