St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ripon · HG4 5JN · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- Absence4.1%
- FSM5.7%
1.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 150212
North Stainley Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ripon · HG4 3HT
Ages 4–11 · 19 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Overall absence
5.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2022-11-29
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 40
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill34%
19 pupils · 56 places
- Pupils on roll
- 19
- Boys / girls
- 11 / 8
- School capacity
- 56
- Capacity fill
- 19 / 56 (34%)
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
- FSM pupils
- 1
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
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: LEEDS DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- LEEDS DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Katie Barker
Location
- Address
- North Stainley
- Postcode
- HG4 3HT
- Town
- Ripon
- 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
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 4–11, in Ripon, North Yorkshire, 19 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 5.3%. 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.
Other independent special school
Ripon · HG4 3HN · North Yorkshire
Ages 8–19
2.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Katie Barker
- Telephone
- 01765635276