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Melsonby Methodist Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Richmond · DL10 5ND

Ages 4–11 · 32 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.7%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
30

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

4

Places offered

4

1st-preference offers

4

Total preferences (any rank)
8
Preferred offers (top 3)
4
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 fill46%

32 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
32
Boys / girls
11 / 21
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
32 / 70 (46%)
Free school meals
9.4%
FSM pupils
3
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
Methodist
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Federation
Federation of North and South Cowton Community and Melsonby Methodist Primary Schools
Headteacher
Helen Robinson Ian Mottram

Location

Address
West Road, Melsonby
Postcode
DL10 5ND
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, 32 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.4%. Religious character: Methodist.

Open schools in Richmond
37
Primary schools in Richmond
22
Academies among open schools in Richmond
24% (9)
Open schools in DL10
11
Primary in DL10
9
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
Helen Robinson Ian Mottram
Telephone
01325718318
Website
http://www.melsonby.n-yorks.sch.uk/

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