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OpenPrimaryURN 121620

Austwick Church of England VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Lancaster · LA2 8BN

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 4–11

Pupils

53

Local authority

North Yorkshire

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Lancaster, North Yorkshire, 53 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).

Open schools in Lancaster
41
Primary schools in Lancaster
26
Academies among open schools in Lancaster
17% (7)
Open schools in LA2
20
Primary in LA2
15
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Overview

School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
121620

Location

Address
Austwick
Postcode
LA2 8BN
Town
Lancaster
County
Lancashire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
53
Boys / girls
31 / 22
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
53 / 70 (76%)
Free school meals
7.7%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Governance
Voluntary aided school

Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Beth McHardy
Telephone
01524251366

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Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-12

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
80%
Higher standard (RWM)
20%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

5.1%

Persistent absence

15.6%

Unauthorised

0.6%

Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
45

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 3.6% · Persistent 4.2%
2021/22
Overall 5.4% · Persistent 12.2%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England