Follifoot Church of England Primary School

About Follifoot Church of England Primary School

Follifoot Church of England Primary School is a small state primary in North Yorkshire, with just 41 pupils on its roll. It sits at 192nd out of 292 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the bottom half of the county's rankings. The top-performing peers in the area include Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, both of which achieved the highest possible ranking score of 100, alongside Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School on 95. Follifoot's own ranking score of 44 is based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Nicky Kilvington. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 16 applications for just 4 places, and all 4 first-preference applicants were offered a spot.

Academically, Follifoot's most recent Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year show that 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%. No pupils achieved the higher standard in that combined measure. Looking at individual subjects, 56% reached the expected level in reading and in writing, while 44% did so in maths. Average scaled scores were 98 in reading and 96 in maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection took place in July 2025, where it was judged Good across all graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in February 2023, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, a sensory room, forest school area, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, cross country, athletics and netball, while clubs range from chess and art to choir, film club, book club and drama. Follifoot has identified SEND provisions for pupils with specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent views are overwhelmingly positive: 100% of the 29 respondents would recommend the school, with 93% strongly agreeing their child is happy and 97% strongly agreeing their child feels safe. Given its small size, strong parental satisfaction and recent Ofsted improvement, Follifoot is likely to suit families who value a close-knit, village-school setting and are comfortable with its below-average academic outcomes.

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