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Colburn Community Primary School

Primary · Catterick Garrison · DL9 4LS

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 24 September 2024

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At a glance

202 pupils · 75% of 270 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.colburn.n-yorks.sch.uk/
URN
121334

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 25 families named it first for 26 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

26 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

25 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
36%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school36%
Median of its 12 closest peers59.5%
North Yorkshire average60.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Newlands Junior SchoolMansfield · 87 miles awayStrong standard63%
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary SchoolRuncorn · 84 miles awayStrong standard72%
Skegby Junior AcademySutton-in-Ashfield · 87 miles awayNo current grade59%
Corpus Christi RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 24 miles awayGood39%
Hummersea Primary SchoolSaltburn-by-the-Sea · 34 miles awayGood50%
Sherwood Junior SchoolMansfield · 84 miles awayUrgent improvement27%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland · 19 miles awayNo current grade40%
Broomhill Junior SchoolNottingham · 96 miles awayGood66%
Deaf Hill Primary SchoolTrimdon Station · 26 miles awayGood69%
St Helen Auckland Community Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 18 miles awayNot yet graded43%
Spa Academy AskernDoncaster · 57 miles awayNeeds attention61%
Village Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 19 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Not recorded 8% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (North Yorkshire 3%, England 7%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Yorkshire: 2.43 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

63.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 22.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,602; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,936
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £223,968; in-year balance -£46,499

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher14.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier44%62.3%
Social housing43.7%17.1%
Privately rented11.9%20.5%
Detached houses4.9%22.9%
Flats20.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027749 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£175,000130 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£140,000–£204,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (20)£252,500
Semi-detached (62)£175,000
Terraced (37)£160,000
Flat (11)£90,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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