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Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 278Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 141722URN

Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodDec 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
0.2 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

92 applications for 40 places · 64th of 136 in North Yorkshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
64%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodDec 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

  1. 30 June 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.3applications per place, Reception
0.2 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

92 applications · 40 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
  2. 2025 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
  5. 2022 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
  7. 2020 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
  8. 2019 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
  9. 2018 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
  10. 2017 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
  12. 2015 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 10 of 11 years.
  • This school
  • North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School (URN 121634), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202640922.3401.00
Sep 2025381012.7370.97
Sep 2024391032.6431.10
Sep 2023391022.6461.18
Sep 202229682.3301.03
Sep 202138782.1411.08
Sep 202039872.2401.03
Sep 201939902.3461.18
Sep 201839812.1461.18
Sep 2017391132.9551.41
Sep 2016391112.9571.46
Sep 2015 *401102.8521.30
Sep 2014 *391142.9501.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 74% · Maths 85% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%101st of 232 in North Yorkshire
Reading
Expected standard85%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard74%
Greater depth10%
Maths
Expected standard85%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • North Yorkshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2564%5%107106
2023/2468%16%109105
2022/2339%2%103104

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

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  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
141722 · 815/3368
Trust
Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
278 pupils · 278 on roll
Free school meals
10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 March 2015
Replaced
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School (URN 121634)
Address
Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3DT
Local authority
North Yorkshire

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