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Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Alison McHarg

location_onRichmond, DL10 7LB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Richmond, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Richmond, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 177 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #1,454 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%

Reading86% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading65% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.0

-3.6 to 0.2

1.5

Write

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 3.4

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.4 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.3

-2.0 to 4.1

0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 3.6

1.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 77%

Maths68% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.4

-6.2 to -1.2

1.7

Write

LA 0.0

-0.7 to 4.1

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-6.1 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 November 2020

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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12 September 2013

Inspection Report

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11 January 2012

Inspection Report

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09 December 2009

Inspection Report

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03 December 2008

Inspection Report

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20 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-09-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 177 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	177	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	177	1	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	180	6	3.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	178	2	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	184	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	214	3	1.4%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	217	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	187	15	8.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	189	4	2.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	186	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	173	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	169	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	173	1	0.6%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Trinity Academy Richmond

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Airy Hill Primary School

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