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Staveley Community Primary School, Knaresborough HG5

Minskip Lane, Staveley, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 9LQ

10 reasons to choose Staveley Community Primary School

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Staveley Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Knaresborough and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Staveley Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with two other local primary schools in the TIG Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.

Average class size

Staveley Community Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 18 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Staveley Community Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 34% of schools.

The Staveley Community Primary School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Staveley Community Primary School

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

The Arts at Staveley Community 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 (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).

Find another school near Staveley Community Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Highfield Prep School (8.7 miles); Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House (9 miles); Brackenfield School (9.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Meadowside Academy (4.6 miles); Marton-cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School (4.7 miles); Goldsborough Church of England Primary School (6.1 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Cundall Manor School (8.4 miles); Queen Ethelburga’s College (8.7 miles); The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s (8.7 miles).

State Senior Schools

St John Fisher Catholic High School (7.8 miles); St Aidan’s Church of England High School (7.9 miles); Harrogate Grammar School (8.7 miles).

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