Leyburn Primary School
Wensleydale Avenue, Leyburn, DL8 5SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Beveridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 144159
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01969623187
About this school
Leyburn Primary School is a primary academy in Leyburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 200 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 18 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 15% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 78% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Leyburn 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 | 70% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leyburn Primary School compares
Leyburn Primary School ranked 112th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.5% | 11.4% | 200 | — |
| Spennithorne Church of England Primary School | — | 5.1% | 0% | 54 | 1.5 miles |
| Middleham Church of England Aided School | 56% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 47 | 1.8 miles |
| Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School | 36% | 2.5% | 6% | 86 | 4.6 miles |
| Carnagill Community Primary School | 26% | 6.5% | 20.7% | 134 | 5.6 miles |
| Wavell Community Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 17.2% | 193 | 6.0 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)
- 11.38%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 5.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spennithorne Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Leyburn
-
Middleham Church of England Aided School1.8 miles
Primary · Leyburn
-
Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Bedale
-
Carnagill Community Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Wavell Community Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
Other schools in Leyburn
Common questions
- What year groups does Leyburn Primary School teach?
- Leyburn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leyburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Leyburn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leyburn Primary School is Mrs Sarah Beveridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leyburn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leyburn 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 Leyburn Primary School?
- Leyburn Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leyburn Primary School full?
- Leyburn Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leyburn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leyburn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leyburn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leyburn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leyburn Primary School?
- Leyburn 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 Leyburn 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 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leyburn Primary School rank locally?
- Leyburn Primary School ranked 112th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leyburn Primary School's absence rate?
- Leyburn Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leyburn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leyburn 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.