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Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service

Special / other · Northallerton · DL6 1SZ

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 July 2025

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At a glance

23 pupils · 135% of 17 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Pupil referral unit
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
47.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
53.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
34.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.hrprs.co.uk
URN
135850

In figures

At its inspection on 1 July 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. It had 23 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (North Yorkshire 84%, England 73%) · Not recorded 4% (North Yorkshire 5%, England 3%)

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
5.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

55.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.4 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 £50,316; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£37,460
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 80% (78%) · premises 5% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (4%) · supplies and services 8% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (3%) · bought-in professional services 3% (5%) · catering 0% (1%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £28,708; in-year balance -£154,760

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier44.3%62.3%
Social housing28.9%17.1%
Privately rented26.9%20.5%
Detached houses3%22.9%
Flats25.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van32.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027608 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£192,500384 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£149,500–£265,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (76)£350,000
Semi-detached (118)£200,000
Terraced (128)£172,500
Flat (62)£116,000

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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
37an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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