Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School
Primary · Richmond · DL11 7AY
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 29 November 2023
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68 pupils · 100% of 52 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 5.6% of pupils
- SEN support
- 2.8% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- http://www.efmt.dalesmat.org
- URN
- 144164
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.43 first-choice applications per place7 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
5 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 29 November 2023: Good
- 16 February 2022: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.
Nearby schools
- Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
- Melsonby Methodist Primary School
- High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School
- Ravensworth Church of England Primary School
- Barton Church of England Primary School
- Ingleton CofE Primary School
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
- Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School