Academy converter · Primary
Darlington · DL2 3DR · County Durham
Ages 3–11
- FSM20.0%
2.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 144164
Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Richmond · DL11 7AY
Ages 2–11 · 68 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
100%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-29
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)100%
Higher standard (RWM)33%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0
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
4
Places offered
4
1st-preference offers
4
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 22
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 4
- Applications from outside LA
- 3
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
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 fill120%
68 pupils · 52 places
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- Boys / girls
- 34 / 34
- School capacity
- 52
- Capacity fill
- 68 / 52 (131%)
- Free school meals
- 3.8%
- FSM pupils
- 2
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: DALES ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- DALES ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Dales Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie McLean
Location
- Address
- Eppleby
- Postcode
- DL11 7AY
- Town
- Richmond
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, 68 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 3.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie McLean
- Telephone
- 01325718298