Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Sian James
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 336
- Pupils on roll
- 308
- URN
- 142198
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423502375
About this school
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 308 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 51 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 69% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 90% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 76% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Harrogate, Bilton Grange 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 | 53% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 303 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School compares
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School ranked 63rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4% | 21.8% | 308 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy | 80% | 3% | 2.1% | 191 | 0.2 miles |
| Coppice Valley Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 206 | 0.3 miles |
| Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.9% | 9% | 278 | 0.4 miles |
| Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School | 45% | 5.6% | 24.6% | 273 | 0.4 miles |
| New Park Primary Academy | 65% | 6.9% | 22.4% | 165 | 0.4 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)
- 21.75%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.95%
- Persistent absence
- 5.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
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Coppice Valley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrogate
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Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrogate
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New Park Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Glasshouses Community Primary School Primary
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School teach?
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School is Mrs Sian James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harrogate, Bilton Grange 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 Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School?
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School has 308 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School full?
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School has capacity for 336 pupils and 308 on roll (92%), 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 Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School?
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School is part of YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School rank locally?
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School ranked 63rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harrogate, Bilton Grange 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 2 July 2026.