St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge

St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, with a consistent grading of 'Good' across all domains including education quality, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school demonstrates a strong Christian ethos which reflects in pupils' caring attitudes and high aspirations. The introduction of a new phonics approach has yielded positive results, with young children quickly mastering reading skills. There are commendable efforts in personal, social, and health education, equipping students with essential knowledge about modern life in Britain.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a strong understanding of the school's values.
• High expectations from leaders and teachers foster significant effort from pupils.
• Effective reading programs are leading to confident young readers.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum enhances pupils' knowledge retention.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively in lessons.
• Strong support and morale among staff due to effective leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Subject leaders currently lack effective monitoring of curriculum delivery.
• Some subjects, like art and music, do not fully embed their intended curriculum.
• Limited extra-curricular opportunities restrict pupils' broader development.

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 St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge attended 91.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% 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 St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge 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 St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.9% 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, 29.3% of pupils at St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.6% 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 St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge received £11,695 and spent £10,920 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £79,000 (£786 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). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge last inspected by Ofsted?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge have?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge has 58 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge cover?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge is at King Street, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5LE.