Starbeck Primary Academy
High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Garry de Castro Morland
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 293
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 146967
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423884780
About this school
Starbeck Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 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 | 31 | 24 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 67% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 75% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 67% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 46% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Starbeck Primary 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 | 81% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Starbeck Primary Academy compares
Starbeck Primary Academy ranked 220th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 6.1% | 31.5% | 234 | — |
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | 42% | 4.7% | 19.2% | 289 | 0.7 miles |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 28.3% | 423 | 1.0 miles |
| St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 62% | 3.6% | 10.9% | 270 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 68% | 4.2% | 18% | 193 | 1.3 miles |
| Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 24.6% | 289 | 1.5 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)
- 31.46%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 14.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hookstone Chase Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Willow Tree Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Knaresborough
-
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Knaresborough
Other schools in Harrogate
Starbeck Primary Academy ranks 30th 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 Starbeck Primary Academy teach?
- Starbeck Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Starbeck Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Starbeck Primary Academy is Mr Garry de Castro Morland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Starbeck Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Starbeck Primary 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 Starbeck Primary Academy?
- Starbeck Primary Academy has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Starbeck Primary Academy full?
- Starbeck Primary Academy has capacity for 293 pupils and 234 on roll (80%), 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 Starbeck Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Starbeck Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Starbeck Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Starbeck Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Starbeck Primary Academy?
- Starbeck Primary Academy is part of NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Starbeck Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Starbeck Primary Academy rank locally?
- Starbeck Primary Academy ranked 220th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Starbeck Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Starbeck Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Starbeck Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Starbeck Primary 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 16 July 2026.