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St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Tentergate Road, Knaresborough HG5 9BG · stmaryscps.org · 01423 864631
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 193
- 92% of 210 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 11 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 51
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied