Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
East Road, Northallerton, DL6 1SZ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah Morrison
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 17
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 135850
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01609710443
About this school
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service is a special school in Northallerton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 23 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 26 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.92%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Dales School2.9 miles
Special schools · Northallerton
-
Breckenbrough School6.8 miles
Special schools · Thirsk
-
Mowbray Academy7.8 miles
Academies · Bedale
-
Aysgarth School10.5 miles
Independent schools · Bedale
-
Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services10.8 miles
Special schools · Darlington
Other schools in Northallerton
- The Dales School Special schools
- Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alverton Primary School Primary
- Applegarth Primary School Primary
- Appleton Wiske Community Primary School Primary
- Brompton Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfield School Primary
- East Cowton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Smeaton Academy Primary School Primary
- Leeming RAF Community Primary School Primary
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service teach?
- Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Northallerton.
- Who is the head teacher of Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service?
- The head teacher of Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service is Mrs Sarah Morrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service, 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 Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service?
- Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service full?
- Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service has capacity for 17 pupils and 23 on roll (135%), so it is at or above 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 Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service a faith school?
- No. Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service has no designated religious character.
- Does Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.