Melsonby Methodist Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Richmond, North Yorkshire
Melsonby Methodist Primary School is a primary school in Richmond, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- West Road, Melsonby, Richmond, DL10 5ND
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 32 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “This small school cares well for its pupils.”
- “Leaders are determined that pupils will experience a range of opportunities outside of their village community.”
- “This helps pupils to learn and socialise in larger groups.”
To improve
- “It is too early to see the impact of these changes yet.”
- “At times, the school is not as rigorous as it could be in using this information to identify and address gaps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Barton Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravensworth Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Richmond Methodist Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Richmond 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Croft Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published