Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School

About Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School

Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School is a small state primary in North Yorkshire, with 60 pupils on roll against a capacity of 70, meaning it is not yet full but clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school received 23 applications for just 7 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.29, and made 6 offers to first-preference applicants. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 13.6%, which is above the national average for primary schools but not exceptionally high. The school is mixed, non-denominational, and caters for children aged 5 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2022, rated the school Good overall, a notable improvement from its previous inspection in January 2019, when it was judged to Require Improvement across leadership, management, and overall effectiveness.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 44%, which is below the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%. In individual subjects, 67% met the expected standard in reading, 78% in writing, and 44% in maths. Higher-attaining pupils were scarce: 11% achieved a higher standard in reading, and none did so in maths or writing. Average scaled scores were 101 in reading and 98 in maths. The school ranks 191st out of 223 primary schools in North Yorkshire on the KS2 expected standard metric, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally at the 86th percentile. Progress scores are not available, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to its intake.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, outdoor playground, ICT suite, art studios, forest school, music rooms, gymnasium, and chapel. Sports provision includes swimming, tennis, cricket, and dance, while clubs cover science, gardening, chess, eco activities, choir, and book club. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication issues, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Given its small size and rural setting, this school will suit families who value a close-knit, community-focused environment and are comfortable with academic outcomes that sit below the local average. The oversubscription suggests strong local reputation, but parents should weigh the academic data carefully against their child's needs.

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