St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is a primary school in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 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 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as at 211 of the 285 other North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Reception entry, there were 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Tentergate Road, Knaresborough, HG5 9BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “St Mary’s provides a welcoming school community where pupils flourish.”
- “Pupils form very warm relationships with school staff and with each other.”
- “This helps pupils to be happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not have a strategy for helping pupils who have fallen behind with their writing.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle with writing tasks.”
- “This is because they do not have secure basic writing skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2025 (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) | 68% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 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.
- Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadowside Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Aspin Park Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Starbeck Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hookstone Chase Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Scotton Lingerfield Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Goldsborough Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published