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Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School

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

personMrs Sian James

corporate_fareYORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHarrogate, HG1 3BA

language Visit Website phone 1423502375

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

315

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Harrogate, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School is an academy converter in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 308 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #1,878 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 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

72%

LA 59%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 1.8

-1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-3.0 to 0.7

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.2 to -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.3

0.3 to 3.9

2.4

Write

LA -0.2

0.7 to 4.0

1.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.5 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%

Reading86% LA 75%

Writing88% LA 77%

Maths93% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA -0.4

3 to 6.6

4.2

Write

LA 0.0

2.5 to 5.9

4.3

Maths

LA -1.2

2.7 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 October 2023

Inspection Report

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25 April 2018

Inspection Report

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05 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-16

None EIF

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 308 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	308	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	309	3	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	310	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	303	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	297	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	315	3	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	315	5	1.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	303	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	323	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	320	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	304	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	300	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	313	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	313	2	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	317	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	311	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	316	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	317	2	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	314	5	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	317	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	319	2	0.6%	0.5%

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils