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Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School

Hackforth, Bedale, North Yorkshire DL8 1PE

Hackforth And Hornby CofE Primary School, Bedale DL8

10 reasons to choose Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School

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Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bedale and one of the 2 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.

School fundamentals

Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.

Average class size

Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School has two mixed-age classes and an average class size of 8 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.

The Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. 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 and a residential trip for Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.

Sport at Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Hackforth and Hornby 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. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.

Find another school near Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Aysgarth School (4 miles); Queen Mary’s School, Prep & Pre-Prep (17.5 miles).

State Primary Schools

North and South Cowton Community Primary School (10.6 miles); Great Smeaton Academy Primary School (14.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Queen Mary’s School (16.2 miles); Cundall Manor School (19.4 miles); Barnard Castle School (20.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Francis Xavier School (7.9 miles); Hurworth School (14.8 miles); Hummersknott Academy (15.7 miles).

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