Western Primary School

Western Primary School continues to excel as an outstanding institution, providing a supportive and enriching environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. Pupils are highly engaged in their learning, demonstrating pride in their school and a strong sense of community. The curriculum is well-designed and inclusive, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, are catered for effectively. The school's leadership is committed to delivering high-quality education while prioritizing the emotional well-being of students, garnering strong support from parents and the wider community.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect and kindness towards one another.
• The school has a rich and inclusive curriculum that is well-sequenced.
• Staff effectively adapt lessons to meet individual pupil needs.
• Pupils with SEND access the same curriculum as their peers.
• The school promotes a love of reading with high-quality texts available.
• Pupils display positive attitudes to learning and high engagement.
• The provision for pupils’ personal development is exceptional.

Areas for Improvement

• Last year's published outcomes in mathematics were not in line with previous years.

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 Western Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.9% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Western 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 Western Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.1% 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, 8.2% of pupils at Western Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 2024–25 Western Primary School received £6,251 and spent £6,278 for each of its 494 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £168,000 (£341 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Red Kite Learning Trust, income was £8,002 and spending £7,952 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Harrogate · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Western Primary School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate
• Rossett Acre Primary School Harrogate
• Coppice Valley Primary School Harrogate
• Rossett School Harrogate
• Saltergate Junior School Harrogate
• Saltergate Infant School Harrogate
• Oatlands Community Junior School Harrogate
• Templenewsam Halton Primary School Leeds
• Temple Learning Academy Leeds
• Meadowfield Primary School Leeds

What is Western Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Western Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Western Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Western Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Western Primary School have?

Western Primary School has 478 pupils on roll.

What age range does Western Primary School cover?

Western Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Western Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Western Primary School?

Western Primary School is at Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0NA.