Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Harrogate. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bilton Lane, Harrogate

School Information

Address: Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3DT
Website: www.rtsharrogate.com/
Telephone: 01423563078
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Andrew Symonds
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141722

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 278
Number of Pupils: 275
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 144

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.5
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.5
Maths
N/A: 1.8 Confidence interval 0 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
Bilton Lane , HG1 3DT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
Bilton Lane , HG1 3BA 		3out of 4 623 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodfield Primary School
Woodfield Road , HG1 4HZ 		3out of 4 748 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Coppice Rise , HG1 2DP 		4out of 4 986 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
Grove Road , HG1 5EP 		3out of 4 1,084 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harrogate High School
Ainsty Road , HG1 4AP 		3out of 4 1,540 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Oatlands Drive , HG2 8JR 		4out of 4 2,789 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Hookstone Drive , HG2 8PT 		4out of 4 3,274 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell Harrogate
59 Grove Road , HG1 5EP 		4out of 4 1,038 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Henshaws College
Bogs Lane , HG1 4ED 		- not rated 1,960 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harrogate Ladies' College
Clarence Drive , Harrogate HG1 2QG 		- not rated 2,089 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Harrogate Language Academy
8a Royal Parade , HG1 2SZ 		- not rated 2,238 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwater School
High Street , Starbeck HG2 7LW 		4out of 4 2,807 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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