Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Goldsborough Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
71Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121562URN

Goldsborough, Knaresborough, HG5 8NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.4 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

62 applications for 16 places · 11th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

19 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 June 2012
Graded inspection: 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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.4 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 16 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 4.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 5.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 6.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 3.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 3.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 3.4; 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	62	3.9	12	0.75
Sep 2025	12	48	4.0	10	0.83
Sep 2024	7	40	5.7	6	0.86
Sep 2023	6	36	6.0	6	1.00
Sep 2022	8	20	2.5	8	1.00
Sep 2021	7	22	3.1	7	1.00
Sep 2020	9	31	3.4	9	1.00
Sep 2019	13	41	3.2	12	0.92
Sep 2018	12	38	3.2	15	1.25
Sep 2017	12	42	3.5	13	1.08
Sep 2016	12	34	2.8	12	1.00
Sep 2015	12	41	3.4	15	1.25
Sep 2014	9	17	1.9	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 63% · Maths 63% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%170th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth6%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	50%	6%	104	103
2023/24	67%	8%	108	105
2022/23	40%	10%	102	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

Goldsborough Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Aspin Park Academy
2.1 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Meadowside Academy
2.9 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hookstone Chase Primary School
4.7 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Starbeck Primary Academy
4.9 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.1applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Follifoot Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School
5.6 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121562 · 815/3240
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 84 pupils · 71 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Goldsborough, Knaresborough, HG5 8NJ
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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