St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge is a primary school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers; 4 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (20%) was not offered a place.
- Of pupils here, 25.9% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- King Street, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5LE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 58 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils’ caring attitudes at St Cuthbert’s reflect its strong Christian ethos.”
- “Pupils know and understand the importance of demonstrating the shared ‘CHAMPS’ values, which include honesty and perseverance.”
- “They say that that is why the school ‘is a safe and caring place to be’.”
To improve
- “While leaders have worked collectively across the federation to create these solid plans, they have not had the opportunity to monitor how well teachers are delivering lessons in subjects in the wider curriculum.”
- “While all subjects in the national curriculum are being taught, they know that there is more work to do in subjects such as art, music, and design and technology.”
- “Both pupils and parents comment that the extensive, varied experiences of extra-curricular activity have not returned to the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Glasshouses Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Summerbridge Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Darley Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fountains Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary School 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Birstwith Church of England Primary School 6.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School 6.8 mi Not judged Last distance published