Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 June 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School 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 | Not published |
| 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 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of its pupils, 10.4% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- For Reception 2026 there were 40 first-choice applications for 40 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 39 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 278 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils say that they love school and their friends at Richard Taylor Primary.”
- “Pupils feel safe, and are safe, because staff look after them well and help them with any problems they may have.”
- “Teachers help them to do their best.”
To improve
- “However, the way sessions are delivered by staff is not consistent.”
- “Some staff do not say the sounds precisely so that pupils blend sounds together accurately.”
- “This is because some staff lack expertise in teaching phonics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 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) | 64% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 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.
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coppice Valley Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- New Park Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saltergate Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saltergate Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade