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Fountains Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Ripon · HG4 3PJ

Ages 4–11 · 90 pupils · North Yorkshire

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
83

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2022/23 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

8

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
13
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
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 (20 Jan 2022).

Capacity fill86%

90 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
90
Boys / girls
56 / 34
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
90 / 105 (86%)
Free school meals
8.9%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • 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
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Pamela Acheson

Location

Address
Grantley
Postcode
HG4 3PJ
Town
Ripon
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
Harrogate
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ripon, North Yorkshire, 90 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).

Open schools in Ripon
16
Primary schools in Ripon
13
Academies among open schools in Ripon
50% (8)
Open schools in HG4
16
Primary in HG4
13
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Pamela Acheson

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