Follifoot Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Follifoot, Harrogate, HG3 1DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicky Kilvington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Federation
- The Federation of Follifoot and Spofforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 42
- URN
- 121560
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423872580
About this school
Follifoot Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 42 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 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
- 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 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 44% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 56% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 44% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 44% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 98.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 96.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Follifoot Church of England 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 | 82% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Follifoot Church of England Primary School compares
Follifoot Church of England Primary School ranked 12th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% 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 | 88% | 6.1% | 9.8% | 42 | — |
| Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 42% | 5.8% | 17.8% | 98 | 1.6 miles |
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | 42% | 4.7% | 19.2% | 289 | 1.8 miles |
| Oatlands Community Junior School | 77% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 356 | 2.0 miles |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 28.3% | 423 | 2.0 miles |
| All Saints Church of England School | — | 4.2% | 6.2% | 96 | 2.1 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)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Hookstone Chase Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Oatlands Community Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Willow Tree Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
All Saints Church of England School2.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
Follifoot Church of England Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Glasshouses Community Primary School Primary
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Follifoot Church of England Primary School teach?
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Follifoot Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Follifoot Church of England Primary School is Mrs Nicky Kilvington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Follifoot Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Follifoot Church of England 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 Follifoot Church of England Primary School?
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School has 42 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Follifoot Church of England Primary School full?
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School has capacity for 63 pupils and 42 on roll (67%), 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 Follifoot Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Follifoot Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Follifoot Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Follifoot Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Follifoot Church of England Primary School?
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School is part of the The Federation of Follifoot and Spofforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Follifoot Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Follifoot Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School ranked 12th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% 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 Follifoot Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Follifoot Church of England 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 Follifoot Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Follifoot Church of England 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.