Beckwithshaw Community Primary School
Church Row, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, HG3 1QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Kirkman
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 99
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 121411
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423504642
About this school
Beckwithshaw Community Primary School is a community primary school in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beckwithshaw Community 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
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 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 92% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 92% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 100% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 92% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Beckwithshaw 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 | 78% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 53 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beckwithshaw Community Primary School compares
Beckwithshaw Community Primary School ranked 7th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 3.7% | 17% | 68 | — |
| Rossett Acre Primary School | 77% | 4% | 10.4% | 424 | 1.7 miles |
| Western Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 478 | 2.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 243 | 2.4 miles |
| Pannal Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 452 | 2.4 miles |
| Oatlands Infant School | — | 2.9% | 1.5% | 269 | 2.5 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)
- 16.98%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 5.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rossett Acre Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Western Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Pannal Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Oatlands Infant School2.5 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
Beckwithshaw Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 31 ranked primary schools in Harrogate.
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England 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
- Glasshouses Community Primary School Primary
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beckwithshaw Community Primary School teach?
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckwithshaw Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beckwithshaw Community Primary School is Miss Victoria Kirkman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beckwithshaw Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckwithshaw 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 many pupils are at Beckwithshaw Community Primary School?
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beckwithshaw Community Primary School full?
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School has capacity for 99 pupils and 68 on roll (69%), 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 Beckwithshaw Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beckwithshaw Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beckwithshaw Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beckwithshaw Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Beckwithshaw Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Beckwithshaw Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beckwithshaw Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beckwithshaw Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School ranked 7th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beckwithshaw Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckwithshaw Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckwithshaw 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.