Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
98Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121592URN

School Lane, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

32 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

20 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 July 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

32 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

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	10	32	3.2	9	0.90
Sep 2025	13	38	2.9	9	0.69
Sep 2024	10	28	2.8	9	0.90
Sep 2023	15	36	2.4	16	1.07
Sep 2022	9	22	2.4	8	0.89
Sep 2021	15	41	2.7	22	1.47
Sep 2020	15	45	3.0	17	1.13
Sep 2019	14	37	2.6	12	0.86
Sep 2018	13	26	2.0	7	0.54
Sep 2017	12	27	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2016	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2015	15	23	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2014	22	30	1.4	22	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 42% · Maths 67% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%196th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard8%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard42%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

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	42%	0%	101	101
2023/24	69%	6%	109	105
2022/23	54%	23%	107	104

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

Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Follifoot Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Sicklinghall Community Primary School
2.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England School
4.0 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
Deighton Gates Primary School
4.2 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby
4.5 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Crossley Street Primary School
4.7 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Hookstone Chase Primary School
5.1 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.3 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121592 · 815/3275
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 98 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Lane, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1BA
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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