Hawes Primary School
Town Head, Hawes, DL8 3RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Nayler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 143523
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01969667308
About this school
Hawes Primary School is a primary academy in Hawes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 48 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hawes 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 9 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 78% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 89% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 89% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 89% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Hawes 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 | 61% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawes Primary School compares
Hawes Primary School ranked 51st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.3% | 13.3% | 48 | — |
| Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 40% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 47 | 3.9 miles |
| Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 33% | 3.7% | 12.1% | 39 | 4.6 miles |
| Gunnerside Methodist Primary School | — | 3.1% | 21.7% | 31 | 7.1 miles |
| Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 3.5% | 16% | 30 | 10.4 miles |
| Reeth Community Primary School | 70% | 3.2% | 25% | 63 | 11.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report19 November 2024
- 25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.33%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 11.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School3.9 miles
Primary · Leyburn
-
Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Leyburn
-
Gunnerside Methodist Primary School7.1 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School10.4 miles
Primary · Sedbergh
-
Reeth Community Primary School11.7 miles
Primary · Richmond
Common questions
- What ages does Hawes Primary School teach?
- Hawes Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hawes.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hawes Primary School is Mrs Elaine Nayler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hawes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawes 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 Hawes Primary School?
- Hawes Primary School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hawes Primary School full?
- Hawes Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 48 on roll (46%), 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 Hawes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hawes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hawes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hawes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hawes Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hawes 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 Hawes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hawes Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Hawes Primary School ranked 51st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hawes Primary School's absence rate?
- Hawes Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hawes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawes 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 10 July 2026.