Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

About Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School sits within the North Yorkshire local authority, a large rural county with 292 primary schools. In the most recent KS2 rankings, the school placed 160th out of 223 primaries in the area, placing it in the bottom half of the LA table. For context, the top-performing nearby peers include Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, along with Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School on 95. Egton itself is a small village primary with just 41 pupils on roll, well under its capacity of 56. The school has a Church of England character and is led by headteacher E Orland. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated the school as Good overall, with leadership and management judged Outstanding. The previous graded inspection in 2013 had awarded an Outstanding rating, so the current Good grade represents a slight step back, though the ungraded visit in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good.

Academically, Egton’s KS2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. In reading, 75% of pupils met the expected standard and 25% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 106. Writing was stronger: every pupil (100%) met the expected standard, and 25% achieved the higher standard. Maths was weaker, with only 50% meeting the expected standard and 13% reaching the higher standard; the average maths score was 101. When combining reading, writing and maths, 50% of pupils met the expected standard across all three subjects, and 13% reached the higher standard in all three. This combined expected figure of 50% is below the North Yorkshire LA average of 60%, placing the school in the bottom 50% nationally for this metric. The school has no progress scores published for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school does not have a sixth form or nursery provision.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including an ICT suite, art studios, a library, a sensory room, a sports hall, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, football, dance, gymnastics, cricket and swimming, and there is a good selection of clubs such as science club, choir, gardening, film club, drama and coding. For SEND, the school provides support for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for the 2025/26 year show the school was oversubscribed: 12 applications for 7 places, with 7 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.71. This suggests it is a popular choice locally, particularly for families who value a small, Church of England primary with strong writing outcomes and a broad range of enrichment activities, despite its middling KS2 combined results compared with the LA average.

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