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Pannal Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Pannal Green, Pannal, Harrogate HG3 1LH · pannal.ycst.co.uk · 01423 872407
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 137 over 315 places · 143%
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121429)
Ofsted
Pannal Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (215 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 215
- 49% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (12%) with SEND