Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Hipswell Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
154Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121499URN

Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.5 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

65 applications for 16 places · 8th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.5 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 16 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.1; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 4.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 3.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 3.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 13 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	16	65	4.1	13	0.81
Sep 2025	18	58	3.2	12	0.67
Sep 2024	30	75	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2023	14	56	4.0	10	0.71
Sep 2022	21	45	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	18	55	3.1	17	0.94
Sep 2020	18	64	3.6	17	0.94
Sep 2019	30	83	2.8	31	1.03
Sep 2018	24	58	2.4	23	0.96
Sep 2017	28	85	3.0	42	1.50
Sep 2016	26	76	2.9	37	1.42
Sep 2015	26	100	3.9	47	1.81
Sep 2014	24	45	1.9	28	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 58% · Maths 52% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%183rd of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth6%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard6%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	48%	3%	104	101
2023/24	31%	4%	103	99
2022/23	44%	0%	105	100

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

Hipswell Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Cambrai Primary School
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place
Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School
0.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wavell Community Primary School
1.1 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Carnagill Community Primary School
1.6 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
3.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

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

Good2022

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Richmond
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121499 · 815/3053
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 154 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BB
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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