Romanby Primary School
The Close, Romanby, Northallerton, DL7 8BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Foxwell
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 271
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 121312
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01609781178
About this school
Romanby Primary School is a community primary school in Northallerton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Romanby Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 42 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 57% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Romanby Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Romanby Primary School compares
Romanby Primary School ranked 68th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.3% | 12.1% | 237 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 56% | 4.5% | 20.2% | 92 | 0.4 miles |
| Broomfield School | — | 5% | 17.5% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Applegarth Primary School | 47% | 5% | 18.2% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 52.8% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
| Alverton Primary School | 52% | 7.5% | 54.6% | 194 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.06%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy0.4 miles
Primary · Northallerton
-
Broomfield School0.5 miles
Primary · Northallerton
-
Applegarth Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northallerton
-
Mill Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Northallerton
-
Alverton Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Northallerton
Other schools in Northallerton
Romanby Primary School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Northallerton.
- Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alverton Primary School Primary
- Applegarth Primary School Primary
- Appleton Wiske Community Primary School Primary
- Brompton Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfield School Primary
- East Cowton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Smeaton Academy Primary School Primary
- Leeming RAF Community Primary School Primary
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- North and South Cowton Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Romanby Primary School teach?
- Romanby Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northallerton.
- Who is the headteacher of Romanby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Romanby Primary School is Mr James Foxwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Romanby Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Romanby Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Romanby Primary School?
- Romanby Primary School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Romanby Primary School full?
- Romanby Primary School has capacity for 271 pupils and 237 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Romanby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Romanby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Romanby Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Romanby Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Romanby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Romanby Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Romanby Primary School ranked 68th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Romanby Primary School's absence rate?
- Romanby Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Romanby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Romanby Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.