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Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School

Primary · Ripon · HG4 3RT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 26 September 2023

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At a glance

96 pupils · 91% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
6.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.kirkbymalzeard.n-yorks.sch.uk/
URN
121570

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.07 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 5.584 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 26 September 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.07 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

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. Places by distance, last offered at 5.584 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 5.584 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
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 school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
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
Long Sutton Church of England Primary SchoolLong Sutton · 206 miles awayGood75%
Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolYork · 22 miles awayNo current grade55%
Howick Church Endowed Primary SchoolPreston · 54 miles awayStrong standard80%
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolBrackley · 151 miles awayGood64%
Horsington Church SchoolTemplecombe · 220 miles awayNo current grade50%
South Kilvington Church of England AcademyThirsk · 13 miles awayStrong standard92%
Claverley CofE Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 116 miles awayNo current grade81%
Great Corby School and NurseryCarlisle · 68 miles awayGood80%
Friezland Primary SchoolOldham · 46 miles awayNo current grade69%
Thriplow CofE Primary SchoolRoyston · 160 miles awayGood75%
Binsted Church of England Primary SchoolAlton · 210 miles awayGood67%
Packington Church of England Primary SchoolAshby-de-la-Zouch · 100 miles awayGood29%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (North Yorkshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 3%)

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)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 16% 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)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 89.5 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 £50,544; 11.1% 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£7,848
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £78,075; in-year balance +£4,408

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.5%62.3%
Social housing6%17.1%
Privately rented18.3%20.5%
Detached houses57.2%22.9%
Flats0.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms38.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027666 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£450,00033 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£314,000–£550,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£502,500
Semi-detached (7)£314,000
Terraced (12)£362,500

Homes around this school are dearer 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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

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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