Community school · North Yorkshire

Colburn Community Primary School

3–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121334URN

Colburn Lane, Colburn, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.3 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

33 applications for 26 places · 134th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	33	1.3	25	0.96
Sep 2025	17	26	1.5	14	0.82
Sep 2024	14	20	1.4	13	0.93
Sep 2023	19	28	1.5	19	1.00
Sep 2022	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2021	23	26	1.1	21	0.91
Sep 2020	36	41	1.1	36	1.00
Sep 2019	36	39	1.1	32	0.89
Sep 2018	30	31	1.0	26	0.87
Sep 2017	30	38	1.3	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	34	1.1	30	1.00
Sep 2015	29	38	1.3	27	0.93
Sep 2014	18	21	1.2	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 40% · Maths 44% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%208th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard40%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	0%	103	102
2023/24	42%	0%	102	97
2022/23	31%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Colburn Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Hipswell Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

4.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Cambrai Primary School
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place
Brompton-on-Swale Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wavell Community Primary School
2.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Carnagill Community Primary School
3.0 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
3.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Richmond Methodist Primary School
3.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121334 · 815/2167
Capacity: 270 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 42.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Colburn Lane, Colburn, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4LS
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources