Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Sharow Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
76Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121588URN

Berrygate Lane, Sharow, Ripon, HG4 5BJ · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Sharow Church of England Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 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

2.5per place

close to North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

33 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%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 · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

13 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
2 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 5.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 4.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 3.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 2.8; 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	13	33	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2025	10	25	2.5	9	0.90
Sep 2024	7	37	5.3	7	1.00
Sep 2023	9	39	4.3	12	1.33
Sep 2022	9	26	2.9	9	1.00
Sep 2021	15	39	2.6	14	0.93
Sep 2020	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2019	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2018	9	32	3.6	18	2.00
Sep 2017	18	38	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2016	9	27	3.0	14	1.56
Sep 2015	9	33	3.7	15	1.67
Sep 2014	9	25	2.8	10	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 77% · Maths 31% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%218th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard31%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	31%	8%	105	99
2023/24	50%	10%	109	101
2022/23	57%	7%	104	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

Sharow Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Moorside Primary School & Nursery
2.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Greystone
2.7 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.4 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School
5.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
North Stainley Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · North Yorkshire

Requires improvement2022

4.0applications per place 0%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121588 · 815/3271
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 99 pupils · 76 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Berrygate Lane, Sharow, Ripon, HG4 5BJ
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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