Leyburn Primary School

About Leyburn Primary School

Parents considering Leyburn Primary School will find a school that is clearly in demand among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed, with 31 applications for 21 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.48. All 21 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that while it is popular, families who put it first stand a good chance. The school has a nursery provision, catering for children from age 3, and currently has 189 pupils against a capacity of 210, so there is some room to grow. The headteacher is Sarah Beveridge, who leads a mixed, non-religious state primary. The most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2022, rated the school Good across all five categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2008, but the school has held a solid Good rating for over a decade.

Academically, Leyburn Primary performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the North Yorkshire average of 60%. This places the school 55th out of 223 primary schools in the local authority, putting it in the top 25% of the region. In individual subjects, 85% met expectations in both maths and writing, and 81% in reading. At the higher standard, 19% achieved higher scores in maths and reading, and 15% in writing and the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 104 in maths and 105 in reading. While progress scores are not available, the attainment figures are strong and consistent across subjects, giving parents confidence that the school delivers solid academic outcomes.

The school offers a good range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a sports hall, gymnasium, library, sensory room, art studios, and an ICT suite. Sports provision covers football, athletics, tennis, dance, rounders, gymnastics and cricket, and there are clubs for art, drama and film. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists a broad set of SEND provisions, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school has a chapel on site, though it has no religious character. With its strong local reputation, good facilities and above-average results, Leyburn Primary is a solid choice for families in the North Yorkshire area seeking a good state primary.

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