Outwood Primary Academy Greystone

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is a smaller-than-average primary school in Ripon and is part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust. Following a full inspection in June 2026, it is judged to be working at a strong standard across all evaluated areas, with safeguarding standards met. The school has experienced significant leadership change since its last inspection. Pupils achieve very well: attainment at the end of key stage 2 is high, phonics outcomes are strong, and pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, make strong progress from their individual starting points. Attendance is consistently above national averages for all groups, and behaviour is excellent. Classrooms are calm, pupils are respectful and focused, and relationships between staff and pupils are warm and supportive. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced from the early years through to Year 6, teaching is of a high quality, and early years provision is a clear priority with swift, targeted support for children who need it. Inclusion is a real strength: pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils access the full curriculum and achieve well. Leadership and governance are effective, with a clear vision, strong trust support and high staff morale. Personal development is well planned and enriched through the school’s diploma and wider opportunities. The only next step identified is for leaders and those responsible for governance to ensure the continued implementation of the high-quality professional development programme so that all staff benefit from carefully planned professional learning. No significant concerns or areas of underperformance are flagged in the report. The school serves a community with above-average free school meal eligibility and well-above-average SEN support, yet it remains highly inclusive and focused on ensuring all pupils succeed.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve very well across the curriculum, with high attainment at the end of key stage 2.
• Phonics teaching is strong, and pupils develop decoding skills quickly with high screening check outcomes.
• Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils make strong progress from their individual starting points.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages for all groups of pupils.
• Behaviour is excellent, with calm classrooms and respectful, focused pupils.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced and builds knowledge progressively from early years to Year 6.
• Teaching is high quality, with strong subject knowledge and effective checking for misconceptions.
• Early years provision is ambitious and well sequenced, with swift targeted support for children.
• The school is highly inclusive, adapting the curriculum carefully to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
• Pupil premium funding is used effectively to remove barriers and promote participation.
• Leadership and governance are tenacious, with a clear vision and strong trust networks.
• Personal development is well planned, taught well and enriched through the school’s diploma and wider opportunities.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders and governors should ensure the continued implementation of the high-quality professional development programme so all staff benefit.

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 Outwood Primary Academy Greystone attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Greystone 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 Outwood Primary Academy Greystone had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.3% 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, 17.2% of pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Greystone were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Outwood Primary Academy Greystone received £6,341 and spent £7,228 for each of its 178 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £251,000 (£1,412 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, income was £8,313 and spending £8,200 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 Ripon · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Outwood Academy Ripon Ripon
• Outwood Primary Academy Alne York
• Outwood Academy Easingwold York
• Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Wakefield
• Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Wakefield
• Outwood Grange Academy Wakefield
• Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Wakefield
• Outwood Academy Freeston Normanton
• Outwood Academy City Fields Wakefield
• Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Wakefield

What is Outwood Primary Academy Greystone's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is Strong standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Outwood Primary Academy Greystone last inspected by Ofsted?

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Outwood Primary Academy Greystone have?

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone has 169 pupils on roll.

What age range does Outwood Primary Academy Greystone cover?

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Outwood Primary Academy Greystone's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Outwood Primary Academy Greystone?

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is at Quarry Moor Lane, Ripon, HG4 1RW.