Alverton Primary School

Alverton Primary School is recognized as a good institution that fosters a nurturing and aspirational environment for its pupils. The school offers an ambitious curriculum designed to prepare students for their future learning, showing particular strength in supporting those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). High expectations are held for all pupils, and while most achieve well, there are noted challenges in certain foundation subjects where assessment systems are underdeveloped. Additionally, the school is making efforts to improve attendance and address behavioral inconsistencies during unstructured times.

Strengths

• Ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for future learning
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective phonics teaching leading to good reading progress
• Engaging extra-curricular activities that enhance learning

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment systems in some foundation subjects are not well embedded
• Too many pupils do not attend school regularly enough
• Inconsistencies in behavior management during unstructured times

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Alverton Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.9% of pupils at Alverton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Alverton Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.6% of pupils at Alverton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 5 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Alverton Primary School received £9,715 and spent £9,964 for each of its 184 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £194,000 (£1,052 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Alverton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alverton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Alverton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alverton Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Alverton Primary School have?

Alverton Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alverton Primary School cover?

Alverton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Alverton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alverton Primary School?

Alverton Primary School is at Mount Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1RB.