Aspin Park Academy
Wetherby Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Meadus
- Sponsor
- Elevate Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 144163
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423863920
About this school
Aspin Park Academy is a primary academy in Knaresborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 416 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
- 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 | 63 | 64 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 73% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 20% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 84% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| 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 Aspin Park Academy 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 | 68% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aspin Park Academy compares
Aspin Park Academy ranked 97th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.4% | 8% | 416 | — |
| Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 24.6% | 289 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadowside Academy | 68% | 5.8% | 25.9% | 206 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 68% | 4.2% | 18% | 193 | 1.0 miles |
| Goldsborough Church of England Primary School | 50% | 6% | 12.1% | 71 | 1.3 miles |
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | 42% | 4.7% | 19.2% | 289 | 1.8 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)
- 7.96%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 9.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Knaresborough
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Meadowside Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Knaresborough
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St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Knaresborough
-
Goldsborough Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Knaresborough
-
Hookstone Chase Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Knaresborough
Aspin Park Academy ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Knaresborough.
- Goldsborough Church of England Primary School Primary
- Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meadowside Academy Primary
- Scotton Lingerfield Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Staveley Community Primary School Primary
- King James's School Secondary
- The Forest School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Aspin Park Academy teach?
- Aspin Park Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Knaresborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Aspin Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Aspin Park Academy is Mrs Emma Meadus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aspin Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aspin Park Academy, 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 Aspin Park Academy?
- Aspin Park Academy has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Aspin Park Academy full?
- Aspin Park Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 416 on roll (99%), 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 Aspin Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Aspin Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Aspin Park Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Aspin Park Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Aspin Park Academy?
- Aspin Park Academy is part of ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Aspin Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aspin Park Academy rank locally?
- Aspin Park Academy ranked 97th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aspin Park Academy's absence rate?
- Aspin Park Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aspin Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aspin Park Academy'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.