Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Pannal Primary School

4–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142593URN

Pannal Green, Pannal, Harrogate, HG3 1LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

162 applications for 51 places · 27th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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)

162 applications · 51 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Pannal Primary School (URN 121429), 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	51	162	3.2	49	0.96
Sep 2025	60	194	3.2	75	1.25
Sep 2024	59	194	3.3	67	1.14
Sep 2023	59	182	3.1	65	1.10
Sep 2022	59	139	2.4	65	1.10
Sep 2021	59	138	2.3	59	1.00
Sep 2020	55	135	2.5	53	0.96
Sep 2019	59	145	2.5	69	1.17
Sep 2018	60	146	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2017	52	137	2.6	52	1.00
Sep 2016 *	54	145	2.7	53	0.98
Sep 2015 *	45	139	3.1	56	1.24
Sep 2014 *	60	139	2.3	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 86% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%37th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard48%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	77%	11%	108	107
2023/24	64%	12%	106	104
2022/23	73%	13%	107	105

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

Pannal Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oatlands Community Junior School
1.9 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

77%met the SATs standard
Oatlands Infant School
1.9 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place
Rossett Acre Primary School
2.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

5.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England School
3.2 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
Western Primary School
3.2 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
North Rigton Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Community Primary School
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142593 · 815/2372
Trust: Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Pannal Primary School (URN 121429)
Address: Pannal Green, Pannal, Harrogate, HG3 1LH
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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