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Beckwithshaw Community Primary School

Community school · Harrogate · HG3 1QW

Ages 4–11 · 68 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

92%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)92%
Higher standard (RWM)25%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.7%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
54

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

3

Places offered

3

1st-preference offers

3

Total preferences (any rank)
30
Preferred offers (top 3)
3
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill69%

68 pupils · 99 places

Pupils on roll
68
Boys / girls
32 / 36
School capacity
99
Capacity fill
68 / 99 (69%)
Free school meals
22.1%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Victoria Kirkman

Location

Address
Church Row, Beckwithshaw
Postcode
HG3 1QW
Town
Harrogate
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
2 on roll / 2 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 68 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Harrogate
52
Primary schools in Harrogate
36
Academies among open schools in Harrogate
60% (31)
Open schools in HG3
24
Primary in HG3
21
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HarrogateNear HG3

  • Rossett Acre Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harrogate · HG2 9PH · North Yorkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand1.07

    1.7 miles away

  • Western Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harrogate · HG2 0NA · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.12

    2.1 miles away

  • Pannal Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harrogate · HG3 1LH · North Yorkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM6.0%
    • Demand1.14

    2.4 miles away

  • Oatlands Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harrogate · HG2 8BT · North Yorkshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM0.7%
    • Demand0.88

    2.5 miles away

  • Saltergate Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harrogate · HG3 2TT · North Yorkshire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM34.6%

    2.5 miles away

  • Saltergate Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harrogate · HG3 2TT · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–7

    • FSM29.2%

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Victoria Kirkman
Telephone
01423504642
Website
http://www.beckwithshawprimary.org.uk

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