New Park Primary Academy
Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 3HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sasha Bune
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 142497
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423503011
About this school
New Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Park Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 52% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 55% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 55% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 New Park Primary Academy 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 | 64% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Park Primary Academy compares
New Park Primary Academy ranked 98th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.9% | 22.4% | 165 | — |
| 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 |
| Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School | 72% | 4% | 21.8% | 308 | 0.4 miles |
| Saltergate Junior School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Saltergate Infant School | — | — | — | 106 | 0.5 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)
- 22.41%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 16.86%
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
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Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrogate
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Saltergate Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrogate
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Saltergate Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
New Park Primary Academy ranks 16th 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 ages does New Park Primary Academy teach?
- New Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of New Park Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of New Park Primary Academy is Mrs Sasha Bune, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Park Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Park Primary Academy, 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 New Park Primary Academy?
- New Park Primary Academy has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is New Park Primary Academy full?
- New Park Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 165 on roll (79%), 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 New Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. New Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does New Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Park Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is New Park Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- New Park Primary Academy is part of NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have New Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Park Primary Academy compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- New Park Primary Academy ranked 98th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Park Primary Academy's absence rate?
- New Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Park Primary Academy'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.