Cross Hills, Grewelthorpe, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 3BH
10 reasons to choose Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School
Top line
Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ripon and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 8 members of Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 1% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.30pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School
Aysgarth School (9.8 miles); Belmont Grosvenor School (14.3 miles); Highfield Prep School (15.6 miles).
Fountains Church of England Primary School (4.7 miles); St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School (9.8 miles); Dishforth Church of England Primary School (11.4 miles).
Queen Mary’s School (14.2 miles); Cundall Manor School (14.9 miles); Harrogate Ladies’ College (15.6 miles).
Outwood Academy Ripon (6 miles); Ripon Grammar School (6.1 miles); Thirsk School & Sixth Form College (17.9 miles).