Mill Hill Primary School

Mill Hill Primary School demonstrates strong educational outcomes, with particularly commendable performance among disadvantaged pupils who frequently achieve above national averages. The school has a well-structured curriculum that fosters positive pupil progress from early years through to Year 6. Leaders are actively involved in monitoring and improving educational practices, and they cultivate an environment where attendance and behavior are generally positive. However, there are challenges in ensuring that all pupils, especially those with special educational needs, reach consistently high standards, highlighting areas for further focus.

Strengths

• Strong performance of disadvantaged pupils compared to national peers
• Well-structured and ambitious curriculum from early years to Year 6
• Effective pastoral support promoting inclusion and value among pupils
• High standards of care and effective partnership work with parents
• Positive behavior and warm interactions among pupils and staff

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in basic skills for a minority of pupils not addressed quickly
• Inconsistent adaptations to learning tasks for pupils with special educational needs

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 Mill Hill Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Mill Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Mill Hill Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 22.9% of pupils at Mill Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Mill Hill Primary School received £7,414 and spent £7,136 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £404,000 (£1,821 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Areté Learning Trust, income was £7,175 and spending £7,249 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 Northallerton · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Mill Hill Primary School is part of Areté Learning Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Northallerton
• Broomfield School Northallerton
• Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond
• Stokesley School Stokesley
• Helmsley Community Primary School York
• Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Middlesbrough
• Ryedale School York
• Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School York
• Sinnington Community Primary School York
• Norton School Malton

What is Mill Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mill Hill Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Mill Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mill Hill Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Mill Hill Primary School have?

Mill Hill Primary School has 236 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mill Hill Primary School cover?

Mill Hill Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mill Hill Primary School?

Mill Hill Primary School is at Crosby Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1AE.