Pannal Primary School
Pannal Green, Pannal, Harrogate, HG3 1LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE CAUSEWAY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Wolfram
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 142593
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423872407
About this school
Pannal Primary School is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 452 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pannal Primary School, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 67 | 69 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 64% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 72% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 78% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Pannal 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 | 73% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pannal Primary School compares
Pannal Primary School ranked 42nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 452 | — |
| Oatlands Community Junior School | 77% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 356 | 1.2 miles |
| Oatlands Infant School | — | 2.9% | 1.5% | 269 | 1.2 miles |
| Rossett Acre Primary School | 77% | 4% | 10.4% | 424 | 1.2 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 243 | 1.9 miles |
| All Saints Church of England School | — | 4.2% | 6.2% | 96 | 2.0 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)
- 4.47%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 4.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oatlands Community Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Oatlands Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Rossett Acre Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
All Saints Church of England School2.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
Pannal Primary School ranks 9th 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 Pannal Primary School teach?
- Pannal Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Pannal Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pannal Primary School is Mrs Amanda Wolfram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pannal Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pannal 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 many pupils are at Pannal Primary School?
- Pannal Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pannal Primary School full?
- Pannal Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 452 on roll (143%), 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 Pannal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pannal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pannal Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pannal Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Pannal Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pannal Primary 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.
- How have Pannal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pannal Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Pannal Primary School ranked 42nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pannal Primary School's absence rate?
- Pannal Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pannal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pannal 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.