Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School

About Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School

Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 25 applications for just 17 places, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 1.47. Of those 25 applications, 16 were first-preference choices, and the school was able to offer places to all 16 of those first-preference families. This level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the community, though it does mean that securing a place is not guaranteed. The school has a capacity of 240 pupils and currently has 202 on roll, so there is some headroom, but the oversubscription in the most recent intake shows that popularity is concentrated at the entry point. Parents considering the school should be aware that competition for places is real, and having the school as a first preference is clearly important.

Academically, the school holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, with all inspected categories – quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision – all judged to be Good. This represents a consistent performance, as the school also held a Good rating in its previous inspection in 2014. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is very close to the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%. Average scores in reading and maths were both 103, in line with the national average. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects was 0%, and the school ranks 125th out of 223 primary schools in North Yorkshire on this combined measure, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority.

The school offers a broad range of facilities that support both learning and play, including a forest school, sensory room, library, music rooms, and a gymnasium. Sports provision covers gymnastics, football, cricket, cross country and swimming, while clubs extend to gardening, science, chess, coding, choir and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists specific provisions for dyslexia, speech and language communication needs, social and emotional mental health, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With nursery provision on site, the school caters for children from age three through to eleven. Given its oversubscribed status and solid but not exceptional academic results, Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School is likely to suit families who value a well-resourced, Good-rated local school with a strong community feel, but who are also prepared for the possibility of needing to consider alternatives if they are not among the first-preference applicants.

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