Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School

4–11Ages
308Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142198URN

Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.8 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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126 applications for 29 places · 4th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

6 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
11 March 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Harrogate, Bilton Grange Community Primary School, URN 121394

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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

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.8 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

126 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 4.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 4.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 3.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Harrogate, Bilton Grange Community Primary School (URN 121394), 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	126	4.3	28	0.97
Sep 2025	44	130	3.0	38	0.86
Sep 2024	41	136	3.3	38	0.93
Sep 2023	33	132	4.0	24	0.73
Sep 2022	38	96	2.5	37	0.97
Sep 2021	54	144	2.7	40	0.74
Sep 2020	35	118	3.4	27	0.77
Sep 2019	42	118	2.8	40	0.95
Sep 2018	41	125	3.1	37	0.90
Sep 2017	48	141	2.9	54	1.13
Sep 2016	48	118	2.5	47	0.98
Sep 2015 *	48	128	2.7	50	1.04
Sep 2014 *	48	114	2.4	45	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 77% · Maths 81% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%61st of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	4%	107	104
2023/24	69%	6%	107	104
2022/23	53%	7%	105	103

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

Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

4.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Coppice Valley Primary School
0.5 km · North Yorkshire

2026

4.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
New Park Primary Academy
0.7 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Saltergate Junior School
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022
Saltergate Infant School
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142198 · 815/2328
Trust: Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust
Capacity: 336 pupils · 308 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: Harrogate, Bilton Grange Community Primary School (URN 121394)
Address: Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3BA
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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