Sicklinghall Community Primary School

Community school·Primary school Wetherby, North Yorkshire·LS22 4BD
Composite score
52.0
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#6,536
National rank
#643
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#97
In North Yorkshire
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
7 first choices, 8 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
15
any preference, for 8 places
Applications from another council area
60%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8820220.5020230.7520240.8020250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Sicklinghall Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
41
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
39.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
12.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£11,572
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Sicklinghall Community Primary School

Sicklinghall Community Primary School is a primary school in Wetherby, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 41 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sicklinghall Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 8 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 12.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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