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North Rigton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Leeds · LS17 0DW

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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 17 May 2022

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At a glance

91 pupils · 87% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
6.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.northrigton.ycway.uk
URN
142851

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 12 Reception places, 0.92 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 17 May 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

12 places offered · 11 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
44%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school44%
Median of its 12 closest peers56%
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
Stokeinteignhead SchoolNewton Abbot · 250 miles awayGood72%
Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary SchoolAndover · 184 miles awayGood54%
Stockcross C.E. SchoolNewbury · 175 miles awayExpected standard54%
Selborne Church of England Primary SchoolAlton · 198 miles awayGood57%
Thorverton Church of England Primary SchoolExeter · 232 miles awayGood60%
Gretton Primary SchoolCheltenham · 137 miles awayNeeds attention43%
Witnesham Primary SchoolIpswich · 170 miles awayGood55%
Stowting Church of England Primary SchoolAshford · 222 miles awayGood100%
Newtown CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 88 miles awayGood25%
Oakley Church of England Combined SchoolAylesbury · 149 miles awayRequires improvement63%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPulborough · 215 miles awayGood53%
Padbury Church of England SchoolBuckingham · 139 miles awayStrong standard94%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (North Yorkshire 3%, England 7%)

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)
3.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
2.5%
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
18.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

70% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 29% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

0% of teachers took sickness absence, 0 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 £48,228; 14.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,302
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £20,000; in-year balance -£2,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher49.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health58.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.8%62.3%
Social housing4.5%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses57.4%22.9%
Flats3.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms45.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027734 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£475,50028 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£368,000–£712,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (10)£617,500
Semi-detached (10)£473,000
Terraced (6)£345,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 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
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a 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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