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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Church Lane, Ripon HG4 2ES · stwcps.co.uk · 01765 603232
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- 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
- 151
- 11 over 140 places · 108%
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
- First language not English
- 25.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 26 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121638)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121638), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121638)
Apr 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121638)
Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121638)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 42
- 28% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (29%) with SEND