Hawes Primary School

About Hawes Primary School

Hawes Primary School is a small state primary in North Yorkshire, currently home to 52 pupils against a capacity of 105, meaning it is operating at roughly half its potential size. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 13.3%, a figure that is worth noting in the context of the national average for primary schools, though the data does not provide a direct local authority comparator. Despite the spare capacity, the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 11 applications for just 7 places, with all 7 first-preference applicants offered a spot. That oversubscription ratio of 1.57 suggests a school that local families are actively choosing, even if its overall roll remains modest. The school is mixed-sex, non-denominational, and caters for children aged 3 to 11, including nursery provision. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained, a welcome update given that the previous graded inspection in 2019 had rated the school Good across all categories.

Academically, Hawes Primary performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a North Yorkshire average of 60%. That places the school in the top 25% nationally and 31st out of 223 primary schools in the local authority. Looking at individual subjects, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, maths and writing separately, and average scaled scores of 107 in both reading and maths are solid. The school is particularly strong at the higher standard in maths, where 44% of pupils achieved it, though no pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing or the combined measure. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw outcomes are clearly strong.

The school offers a good range of facilities for its size, including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, playing fields, a sensory room and a forest school. Sports on offer include swimming, football, dance, cross country, rounders and athletics, and there are clubs for drama, film and choir. For children with special educational needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. Parent feedback, based on 14 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, is overwhelmingly positive: 86% would recommend the school, and 79% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. The school suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, rural setting and who are comfortable with a school that is oversubscribed but still able to offer a first-preference place to all who applied.

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