- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Harrogate average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1177%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 356
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Primary schools in Harrogate
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results above the Harrogate average.
53 first choices, 56 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 3.8%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 478
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Harrogate, HG1 2DP · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Harrogate average, low absence.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 191
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Harrogate average.
63 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.0%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 424
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results above the Harrogate average.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 3.9%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 206
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Harrogate average.
28 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 3.9%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 308
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Harrogate, HG1 4AP · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Harrogate average.
25 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 3.6%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 270
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Harrogate average.
26 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 243
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
Harrogate, HG1 3DT · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Harrogate average.
40 first choices, 40 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 3.9%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 278
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Harrogate average, high absence.
55 first choices, 55 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 423
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Harrogate average, high absence.
11 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 165
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Harrogate average, high absence.
25 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1131%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 234
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Harrogate average.
32 first choices, 32 offers made
Met the standard at 1142%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 289
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Harrogate average, high absence.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1145%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 273
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Harrogate average, high absence.
Met the standard at 1132%
Harrogate 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 211
- Pupils per teacher
- 31.3
Brackenfield School
Harrogate, HG1 2HE · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a nursery
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 127
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Oatlands Infant School
Harrogate, HG2 8BT · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 7
- Ofsted:Good or better
No published results yet.
93 first choices, 89 offers made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 269
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Saltergate Infant School
Harrogate, HG3 2TT · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
No published results yet.
31 first choices, 32 offers made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 106
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Springwater Academy
Harrogate, HG2 7LW · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 10.8%
- Pupils
- 145
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.0
Ashville College
Harrogate, HG2 9JP · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Methodist
- Grammar
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results above the England average.
Attainment 8 at 1651.0
England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 797
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Duchy College
Harrogate, HG1 2QG · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 18
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Harrogate 4.6%
- Pupils
- 436
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Primary schools21including 1 special
- Met the standard at 1162.2%England 62%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools7 of 212 Catholic, 2 Church of England
- With a nursery class10take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals15.7%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Harrogate's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Harrogate
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 8 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 13
- Good: 12 of 13
- Requires improvement: 0 of 13
- Inadequate: 0 of 13
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Harrogate
Some are faith schools.
7 of the 21 primary schools in Harrogate have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
10 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Harrogate, explained
There are 21 primary schools in Harrogate, teaching 6,229 children. 1 are run by the council and 17 are academies or free schools. Among them are 1 special and 3 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
62.2% of pupils in Harrogate met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 31% to 80%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
15.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,512 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Harrogate?
There are 21 primary schools in Harrogate, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Harrogate?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Harrogate on Eduscope are Oatlands Community Junior School, Western Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Harrogate?
Harrogate has 1 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 12 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Harrogate ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Harrogate perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Harrogate, 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Harrogate primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Harrogate is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Harrogate?
When choosing a primary school in Harrogate, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 21 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.