Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School is a caring, high-performing primary where pupils are at the heart of the school. Inspectors found behaviour and early years provision exceptional, with children thriving in engaging indoor and outdoor learning and pupils behaving impeccably. Reading is a clear strength, pupils achieve well, the curriculum is broad and ambitious, support for pupils with SEND is effective, and personal development is enriched through strong community links. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, and leaders, governors and the trust work harmoniously around a clear vision. Parents are highly positive about the care and attention their children receive. The main areas for improvement are the implementation of the curriculum in some subjects, where activities can be overcomplicated or poorly matched to the intended learning, meaning pupils do not always secure important knowledge as well as they could. Pupils’ knowledge of some PSHE content, particularly how to maintain physical and mental health, is also limited, leaving them less well prepared for life in modern Britain. The school joined Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust in 2017 and this was its first section 5 inspection; under current arrangements no overall effectiveness grade was awarded.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe and feel part of a caring school community.
• Behaviour is exemplary in lessons and pupils have high attendance.
• Early years provision is exceptional, with engaging indoor and outdoor learning and rapid progress.
• Reading is a high priority, with strong phonics and reading outcomes above national.
• Personal development is enriched by community activities, Makaton, dance and wellbeing ambassadors.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, and staff support pupils with SEND effectively.
• Leaders, governors and the trust share a clear ambitious vision, and parents are highly positive.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Pupils treat each other with respect and older pupils are excellent role models.

Areas for Improvement

• In some curriculum areas, learning activities are overcomplicated or poorly matched to intended knowledge, hindering secure understanding.
• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent across subjects, so pupils do not always remember the important intended content.
• Some pupils have limited knowledge of PSHE aspects such as maintaining an active lifestyle and keeping physically and mentally healthy.

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 Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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 Hampsthwaite 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 Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.5% 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, 8.6% of pupils at Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School received £6,500 and spent £6,576 for each of its 165 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £149,000 (£902 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, income was £6,950 and spending £6,849 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

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School is part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School Harrogate
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School Harrogate
• St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate
• Oatlands Infant School Harrogate
• Pannal Primary School Harrogate
• North Rigton Church of England Primary School Leeds
• All Saints Church of England School Harrogate
• Masham CofE Primary School Ripon
• Embsay Church of England Primary School Skipton
• Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School Skipton

What is Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

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

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School have?

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School has 174 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School cover?

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School?

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School is at Church Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2EZ.