Summerbridge Primary School
Main Street, Summerbridge, Harrogate, HG3 4JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Coates
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 94
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 149985
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423780446
About this school
Summerbridge Primary School is a primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Summerbridge 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. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Summerbridge Community Primary School (URN 121401).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How Summerbridge 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 | — | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summerbridge Primary School compares
Summerbridge Primary School ranked 227th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 73 | — |
| Darley Primary School | 86% | 4.8% | 16.7% | 88 | 2.0 miles |
| Glasshouses Community Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 19.6% | 44 | 2.1 miles |
| Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 6% | 77 | 3.1 miles |
| Birstwith Church of England Primary School | 91% | 4% | 4.4% | 61 | 3.1 miles |
| Admiral Long Church of England Primary School | 33% | 8.1% | 22.7% | 43 | 3.3 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)
- 23.88%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 14.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Darley Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Glasshouses Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Birstwith Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Admiral Long Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
Summerbridge Primary School ranks 31st 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 ages does Summerbridge Primary School teach?
- Summerbridge Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Summerbridge Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Summerbridge Primary School is Mr Nicholas Coates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Summerbridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summerbridge 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 Summerbridge Primary School?
- Summerbridge Primary School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Summerbridge Primary School full?
- Summerbridge Primary School has capacity for 94 pupils and 73 on roll (78%), 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 Summerbridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Summerbridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Summerbridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Summerbridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Summerbridge Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Summerbridge 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 Summerbridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2023/24 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summerbridge Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Summerbridge Primary School ranked 227th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summerbridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Summerbridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summerbridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerbridge 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 3 July 2026.