Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School

Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School is a very small primary school of 41 pupils, part of a federation, and this was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspectors found a caring, aspirational school where pupils are happy, confident and articulate, behaviour is exemplary, and personal development is exceptional. The curriculum is well sequenced and adapted for mixed-age classes, reading and mathematics are taught effectively, pupils with SEND are well supported, and safeguarding is effective. Staff and governors are positive and committed, and no overall effectiveness grade was awarded under the current framework.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, confident, articulate and eager to learn.
• Behaviour is exemplary, with well-embedded routines from the early years.
• The curriculum is well sequenced and adapted for mixed-age classes.
• Pupils with SEND receive high-quality support and flourish.
• Reading is high priority, with expert phonics teaching and strong catch-up support.
• Mathematics teaching is effective, with practical resources used well.
• Personal development is exceptional, including strong knowledge of British values and protected characteristics.
• Mental health and well-being have a strong focus across the school.
• Extra-curricular opportunities are broad and participation is monitored.
• Staff feel well supported and leaders consider workload and well-being.
• Governors know the school well and hold it to account.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment checks are not yet fully embedded across all foundation curriculum areas.
• In some foundation subjects, staff do not systematically check pupils’ knowledge or identify gaps to inform future teaching.

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 Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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, 4.8% of pupils at Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community 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 Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School had 9.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.3% 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, 13.5% of pupils at Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School received £13,520 and spent £13,019 for each of its 37 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £30,000 (£806 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 Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School have?

Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School has 37 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School cover?

Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School?

Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School is at Kettlesing, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2LB.