Husthwaite Church of England Primary School

About Husthwaite Church of England Primary School

Husthwaite Church of England Primary School sits within the North Yorkshire local authority, a large county with 292 primary schools. Among these, the school is not ranked among the top performers; its top peers include Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, both of which achieve the highest ranking score of 100, as well as Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School with a score of 95. Husthwaite is a small village primary with just 61 pupils on roll, well below its capacity of 105, and it serves a mixed-gender, Church of England community from age 3 to 11. The school offers nursery provision but no sixth form. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in October 2022, rated the school as Requires Improvement overall, a downgrade from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019, where leadership and management were rated Good but have since slipped to Requires Improvement.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In its 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged the quality of education and early years provision as Requires Improvement, while personal development and behaviour and attitudes both achieved a Good rating. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results in the available data, so it is not possible to compare its performance directly to the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60 for KS2 attainment. However, the school's small size means that individual pupil outcomes can vary significantly from year to year. The previous inspection in 2019 also rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, with early years provision at Requires Improvement and leadership and management at Good, suggesting that progress in some areas has stalled or reversed. For parents focused on academic outcomes, the lack of published exam data and the current Ofsted rating are important factors to weigh.

On a practical level, Husthwaite offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, outdoor playground, sensory room, ICT suite, playing fields, and a chapel, reflecting its Church of England character. Sports provision covers football, athletics, dance, cross country, gymnastics, netball, and cricket, while clubs include book, art, gardening, science, eco, and choir. The school supports pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, and speech, language and communication needs. For the 2025/26 admissions year, the school had only 2 total places available, received 2 applications, and made 2 first-preference offers, meaning it was not oversubscribed. This suggests a calm, local intake with little competition for places. Husthwaite will suit families seeking a small, rural Church of England primary with a strong emphasis on personal development and a broad range of activities, but who are comfortable with a Requires Improvement rating and limited published academic data.

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