Oatlands Infant School
Hookstone Road, Harrogate, HG2 8BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE CAUSEWAY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Harrison
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 142592
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423871036
About this school
Oatlands Infant School is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 269 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oatlands Infant 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Oatlands Infant 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 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 253 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oatlands Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.9% | 1.5% | 269 | — |
| Oatlands Community Junior School | 77% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 356 | 0.2 miles |
| Rossett Acre Primary School | 77% | 4% | 10.4% | 424 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 243 | 0.8 miles |
| Western Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 478 | 1.0 miles |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 28.3% | 423 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 1.52%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.85%
- Persistent absence
- 1.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oatlands Community Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Rossett Acre Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Western Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Willow Tree Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other 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 Oatlands Infant School teach?
- Oatlands Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Oatlands Infant School?
- The headteacher of Oatlands Infant School is Mr Christopher Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oatlands Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oatlands Infant 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 Oatlands Infant School?
- Oatlands Infant School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Oatlands Infant School full?
- Oatlands Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 269 on roll (100%), 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 Oatlands Infant School a faith school?
- No. Oatlands Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oatlands Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oatlands Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oatlands Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Oatlands Infant School is part of YORKSHIRE CAUSEWAY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Oatlands Infant School's absence rate?
- Oatlands Infant School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Oatlands Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oatlands Infant School. 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 2 July 2026.