Romanby Primary School

About Romanby Primary School

Romanby Primary School, a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11 in North Yorkshire, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024. The inspection awarded Good across all graded categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision also received a Good rating. This represents a consistent performance compared with the school's previous inspection in 2015, which also judged overall effectiveness as Good. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is slightly below the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%. In the local authority rankings, Romanby sits at 134th out of 223 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half of the county. Nationally, it ranks 8,682nd out of 13,686 schools, a percentile of around 63.

Looking deeper at the KS2 results, the school shows some variation across subjects. In reading, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 105, and 31% achieved a higher standard. Maths saw 71% at the expected level, with an average score of 103 and 17% reaching the higher standard. Writing was slightly lower, with 69% meeting expectations and 12% achieving a higher standard. Only 5% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects combined. The school's overall ranking score of 57, based on the KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard metric, places it in the bottom 50 tier nationally. Parental feedback is very strong: 96% of the 72 respondents to the Parent View survey would recommend the school, and 98% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school. Concerns about SEND support were particularly well received, with 100% of parents agreeing that the school gives SEND children the support they need.

The school has a capacity of 271 and currently has 257 pupils on roll, with 12.1% eligible for free school meals. It was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 62 applications for 21 places, with 21 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 2.95. Facilities include a Forest School, music rooms, a sensory room, a gymnasium, a library and a chapel. Sports offered include cricket, swimming, dance, gymnastics and cross country, while clubs cover drama, choir, art and chess. The school provides for a range of SEND needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a school that suits families who value strong pastoral care and a broad range of activities, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit around the local average. The high parental satisfaction and consistent Ofsted grades suggest a stable, well-run environment.

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