Church Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 2EZ
10 reasons to choose Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School
Top line
Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Harrogate and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Hampsthwaite 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 Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the North Yorkshire LEA.
Average class size
Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School has five mixed-age classes, a nursery class, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 40% of schools. Pupils go on to one of 6 or 7 secondary schools including some academically selective private & state schools.
The Hampsthwaite 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 and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Hampsthwaite 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 Hampsthwaite 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
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
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