Sicklinghall Community Primary School
Main Street, Wetherby, LS22 4BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Ellis
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 121415
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937582494
About this school
Sicklinghall Community Primary School is a community primary school in Wetherby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 28 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sicklinghall 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Sicklinghall 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 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sicklinghall Community Primary School compares
Sicklinghall Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 12.2% | 9.8% | 28 | — |
| Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 42% | 5.8% | 17.8% | 98 | 1.7 miles |
| Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 82% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 211 | 2.1 miles |
| All Saints Church of England School | — | 4.2% | 6.2% | 96 | 2.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby | 77% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 226 | 2.6 miles |
| Crossley Street Primary School | 87% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 242 | 2.7 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)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 12.17%
- Persistent absence
- 25.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
All Saints Church of England School2.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby2.6 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Crossley Street Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Wetherby
Other schools in Wetherby
Sicklinghall Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Wetherby.
- Bramham Primary School Primary
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Crossley Street Primary School Primary
- Deighton Gates Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Primary
- Primrose Lane Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Primary
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Primary
- Boston Spa Academy Secondary
- Wetherby High School Secondary
- St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sicklinghall Community Primary School teach?
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wetherby.
- Who is the headteacher of Sicklinghall Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sicklinghall Community Primary School is Mrs Zoe Ellis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sicklinghall Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sicklinghall 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 Sicklinghall Community Primary School?
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sicklinghall Community Primary School full?
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 28 on roll (33%), 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 Sicklinghall Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sicklinghall Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sicklinghall Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sicklinghall Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How does Sicklinghall Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sicklinghall Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 12.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sicklinghall Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sicklinghall 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.