Lindhead School

About Lindhead School

Lindhead School, a state primary in North Yorkshire, was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2013 and confirmed to have remained Good in an ungraded inspection in 2022. The school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 57%. This is just three percentage points below the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%, placing Lindhead in the bottom half of primary schools in the county, ranked 136th out of 223. While the school does not match the top performers in the area, its results show a mixed picture across individual subjects.

A closer look at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results reveals that writing is a relative strength, with 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard and 20% reaching the higher standard. Reading and maths are more challenging: 63% achieved the expected level in reading and 70% in maths, with higher-standard scores of 30% and 17% respectively. Average scaled scores of 104 in reading and 103 in maths are both slightly above the national baseline of 100. However, progress scores are not available in the data, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds from pupils’ starting points. The school’s national ranking places it in the 64th percentile, meaning it performs better than roughly a third of primaries nationally.

Lindhead is oversubscribed: for 25 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 68 applications, with 23 of 24 first-preference families offered a place. The school has a below-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 9.2%, and its capacity of 210 is slightly exceeded by its current roll of 217. Facilities include a forest school, art studios, a gymnasium and a sports hall, and the school offers a range of clubs from art and eco to coding. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a solid, Good-rated village primary that suits families seeking a well-subscribed local school with a broad extracurricular offer, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at higher-performing peers in the area.

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