Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School

Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School continues to maintain the high standards previously identified in its last inspection, which occurred prior to September 2024 when it was deemed outstanding. The school fosters a nurturing environment that emphasizes respect and tolerance among students. With a strong focus on reading, writing, and mathematics, pupils are achieving well, particularly in reading by the end of key stage 2. Parents express high satisfaction with the school, appreciating its commitment to their children's welfare and academic success.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are well cared for.
• High expectations of pupils' behaviour are consistently maintained.
• Strong emphasis on reading with effective phonics training for staff.
• Curricular enrichment opportunities enhance pupils' leadership skills.
• Support for pupils with SEND in early years is effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teachers' expectations regarding the quality of pupils' work.
• Teachers do not always check for gaps in understanding, particularly in mathematics.
• Some staff are unsure how to effectively support pupils with SEND, leading to over-reliance on help.

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 Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Burton Leonard Church of England 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 Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School had 28.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 44.0% 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, 9.5% of pupils at Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School received £8,601 and spent £8,679 for each of its 84 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £24,000 (-£289 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 Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School have?

Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School has 84 pupils on roll.

What age range does Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School cover?

Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School?

Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School is at Burton Leonard, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3RW.