Great Ouseburn Community Primary School

About Great Ouseburn Community Primary School

Great Ouseburn Community Primary School is a small, mixed state primary for ages 3 to 11 in North Yorkshire, and it is genuinely popular with local families. The school has 122 pupils on roll, just nudging over its official capacity of 120, which tells you it is running full. That popularity is backed up by the admissions data for 2025/26: the school received 30 applications for just 15 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2:1. Of those, 17 were first-preference applications, and only 15 first-preference offers were made, so a fair number of families who wanted a place here did not get one. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is just 3.7%, well below the national average and a clear sign that the intake is from a relatively affluent catchment. The school is non-religious, co-educational, and has a nursery provision, so it caters for children from the earliest years right through to Year 6.

Academically, Great Ouseburn performs strongly. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is significantly above the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%. The school ranks 23rd out of 223 primary schools in the county, placing it in the top 10% locally, and 1,126th nationally out of 13,686 schools. At the higher standard, 55% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark in reading, writing and maths, with reading particularly strong at 82% reaching the higher threshold. Average scaled scores were 108 in maths and 109 in reading. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection was an ungraded visit in October 2023, which confirmed it remains Good, matching its previous graded inspection from 2013. Leadership and management, and the overall effectiveness, were both rated Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a village primary, including a library, playing fields, a gymnasium, art studios, a forest school and even a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, cross country, cricket, dance, rounders and football, and there are lunchtime clubs such as Eco Club, Science Club and Film Club. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for Specific Learning Difficulty (Dyslexia) and Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs. Given its oversubscription, families living closest to the school will have the best chance of securing a place. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, community-focused setting, and who are comfortable with a competitive admissions process. The nearest outstanding-rated alternative is Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School, 3.1 km away, should Great Ouseburn not be an option.

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