Goldsborough Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Goldsborough
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 8NJ
Phone 01423862617
Reference Number 121562

Goldsborough Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school is characterized as a welcoming community, where pupils feel safe and supported, leading to positive behaviour and engagement in their learning. Leaders have made significant strides in improving the curriculum, particularly in core subjects, and have implemented a new reading strategy that has yielded rapid progress for the weakest readers. The school fosters a strong sense of belonging among pupils and a commitment to mental health and well-being through its core values.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 66
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 43.94%
Girls: 56.06%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 20.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 2 4 6
2 7 3 10
3 2 2 4
4 6 8 14
5 1 6 7
6 9 7 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.4%
Indian 3%
White & Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 19 Jul 2022
Date Report
19 Jul 2022 School inspection
13 Jun 2017 Short inspection
21 Jun 2012 Full inspection:
06 May 2010 Curriculum and development visit
03 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
04 May 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel extremely proud of their school and readily express their positive feelings.
  • Strong focus on mental health and well-being, supported by the school's core values.
  • Curriculum improvements have made lessons more engaging and impactful for pupils.
  • Effective teaching of early reading, leading to rapid progress for struggling readers.
  • Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive excellent support.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum across different classes.
  • Assessment practices need to be improved to ensure prior knowledge is effectively built upon.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

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 104
Maths 103

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 -0.6
Writing 2.7
Maths 0.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 5
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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