St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Harrogate, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 285 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 'Good'. 62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 8.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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 further down the page.