Rossett Acre Primary School
Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Katherine Woodcock
- Sponsor
- Red Kite Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 143613
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423561579
About this school
Rossett Acre Primary School is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 424 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 66% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 6% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 77% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 71% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Rossett Acre 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 | 70% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 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 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rossett Acre Primary School compares
Rossett Acre Primary School ranked 40th 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4% | 10.4% | 424 | — |
| Oatlands Infant School | — | 2.9% | 1.5% | 269 | 0.8 miles |
| Western Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 478 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 243 | 1.0 miles |
| Oatlands Community Junior School | 77% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 356 | 1.0 miles |
| Pannal Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 452 | 1.2 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)
- 10.43%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oatlands Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Western Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Oatlands Community Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Pannal Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
Rossett Acre Primary School ranks 8th 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 Rossett Acre Primary School teach?
- Rossett Acre Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Rossett Acre Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rossett Acre Primary School is Miss Katherine Woodcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rossett Acre Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rossett Acre 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 Rossett Acre Primary School?
- Rossett Acre Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rossett Acre Primary School full?
- Rossett Acre Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), 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 Rossett Acre Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rossett Acre Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rossett Acre Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rossett Acre Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rossett Acre Primary School?
- Rossett Acre Primary School is part of RED KITE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rossett Acre Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% 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 Rossett Acre Primary School rank locally?
- Rossett Acre Primary School ranked 40th 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rossett Acre Primary School's absence rate?
- Rossett Acre Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rossett Acre Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rossett Acre 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.