Wavell Community Primary School
Wavell Road, Catterick Garrison, DL9 3BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Crouch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 121344
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01748832298
About this school
Wavell Community Primary School is a community primary school in Catterick Garrison. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Wavell Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wavell Community Primary School compares
Wavell Community Primary School ranked 201st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.1% | 17.2% | 193 | — |
| Carnagill Community Primary School | 26% | 6.5% | 20.7% | 134 | 0.4 miles |
| Hipswell Church of England Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 28.5% | 154 | 0.7 miles |
| Cambrai Primary School | — | 4.8% | 15.8% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 424 | 1.0 miles |
| Colburn Community Primary School | 36% | 6.5% | 50.6% | 202 | 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)
- 17.16%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carnagill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Hipswell Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
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Cambrai Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
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Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Colburn Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
Other schools in Catterick Garrison
Wavell Community Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Catterick Garrison.
- Cambrai Primary School Primary
- Carnagill Community Primary School Primary
- Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School Primary
- Colburn Community Primary School Primary
- Hipswell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Risedale School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wavell Community Primary School teach?
- Wavell Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Catterick Garrison.
- Who is the headteacher of Wavell Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wavell Community Primary School is Mrs Gillian Crouch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wavell Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wavell Community 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 big is Wavell Community Primary School?
- Wavell Community Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wavell Community Primary School full?
- Wavell Community Primary School has capacity for 300 pupils and 193 on roll (64%), 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 Wavell Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wavell Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wavell Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wavell Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How does Wavell Community Primary School rank locally?
- Wavell Community Primary School ranked 201st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wavell Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Wavell Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wavell Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wavell Community 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.