Glasshouses Community Primary School
Glasshouses, Harrogate, HG3 5QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Thornber
- Federation
- Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 44
- URN
- 121404
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423711440
About this school
Glasshouses Community Primary School is a community primary school in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 44 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 57% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 57% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 71% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 99.0 | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Glasshouses 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glasshouses Community Primary School compares
Glasshouses Community Primary School ranked 142nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3.4% | 19.6% | 44 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge | 55% | 8.8% | 25.8% | 58 | 1.2 miles |
| Summerbridge Primary School | 27% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 73 | 2.1 miles |
| Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 6% | 77 | 2.8 miles |
| Darley Primary School | 86% | 4.8% | 16.7% | 88 | 3.8 miles |
| Fountains Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 71 | 5.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.61%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 4.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge1.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Summerbridge Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Darley Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Fountains Church of England Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Ripon
Other schools in Harrogate
Glasshouses Community Primary School ranks 21st of the 31 ranked primary schools in Harrogate.
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England School Primary
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School Primary
- Birstwith Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Coppice Valley Primary School Primary
- Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Primary School Primary
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Glasshouses Community Primary School teach?
- Glasshouses Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Glasshouses Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glasshouses Community Primary School is Miss Nicola Thornber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glasshouses Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glasshouses 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 Glasshouses Community Primary School?
- Glasshouses Community Primary School has 44 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glasshouses Community Primary School full?
- Glasshouses Community Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 44 on roll (63%), 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 Glasshouses Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glasshouses Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glasshouses Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glasshouses Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Glasshouses Community Primary School?
- Glasshouses Community Primary School is part of the Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Glasshouses Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2023/24 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glasshouses Community Primary School rank locally?
- Glasshouses Community Primary School ranked 142nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glasshouses Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Glasshouses Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glasshouses Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glasshouses 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 15 July 2026.