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Romanby Primary School

Community school · Northallerton · DL7 8BL

Ages 4–11 · 237 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

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)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
242

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

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

30

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
72
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill87%

237 pupils · 271 places

Pupils on roll
237
Boys / girls
115 / 122
School capacity
271
Capacity fill
237 / 271 (87%)
Free school meals
11.8%
FSM pupils
28
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
Mr James Foxwell

Location

Address
The Close, Romanby
Postcode
DL7 8BL
Town
Northallerton
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, 237 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.8%.

Open schools in Northallerton
20
Primary schools in Northallerton
17
Academies among open schools in Northallerton
45% (9)
Open schools in DL7
11
Primary in DL7
10
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 NorthallertonNear DL7

  • Broomfield School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northallerton · DL7 8RG · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM15.8%

    0.5 miles away

  • Applegarth Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northallerton · DL7 8QF · North Yorkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand1.67

    0.7 miles away

  • Mill Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northallerton · DL6 1AE · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM47.9%
    • Demand0.89

    0.9 miles away

  • Alverton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northallerton · DL6 1RB · North Yorkshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM56.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Brompton Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northallerton · DL6 2RE · North Yorkshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand0.83

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Foxwell
Telephone
01609781178
Website
www.romanby.n-yorks.sch.uk/

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