Alverton Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Mount Road
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1RB
Phone 01609773524
Reference Number 121368

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 207
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.07%
Girls: 44.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 53.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 8 21
2 12 12 24
3 17 12 29
4 19 15 34
5 17 13 30
6 16 15 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.1%
White, Other 4.8%
White & Asian 1.9%
African 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 17 Apr 2024
Date Report
17 Apr 2024 School inspection
18 Sep 2018 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2018 Short inspection
13 May 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
15 Sep 2009 Full inspection:
23 May 2007 Full inspection:
29 Oct 2002 Full inspection

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

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.4
Writing -3
Maths -2.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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