Fountains Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Ripon, North Yorkshire·HG4 3PJ
Composite score
43.6
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#9,643
National rank
#983
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#138
In North Yorkshire
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
5 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
0.71
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
19
any preference, for 7 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Fountains Church of England 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
61
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

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

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,180
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Fountains Church of England Primary School

Fountains Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ripon, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 61 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half 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). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Fountains Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 7 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 17.8 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. Fountains Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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