Primary schools in Ripon
13 primary schools in Ripon, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Ripon in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 12 schools in Ripon first 143 times for 147 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 280 schools. 2 of the 12 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School, to 5.58 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School
- Moorside Primary School & Nursery
- Outwood Primary Academy Greystone
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield
- Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School
- Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
- North Stainley Church of England Primary School
- Masham CofE Primary School
- Fountains Church of England Primary School
- Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School
- Sharow Church of England Primary School
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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