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Romanby Primary School

North Yorkshire, DL7 8BLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
57%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 21 places
Ranking
#8,682
of 13,686 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressThe Close, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8BL
HeadteacherJames Foxwell
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils257
Free School Meals (FSM)12.1%
School Capacity257 / 271 (95% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 11 Dec 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Forest SchoolMusic RoomsOutdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomGymnasiumLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

CricketSwimmingDanceGymnasticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirArt ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Romanby Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.