Hawes Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Hawes, 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 🔒
Hawes Primary School is a primary school in Hawes, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Hawes 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 | 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
- The school had 48 pupils on roll in January 2026.
- For Reception 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers and every applicant was offered a place; places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 75% was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
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
- Town Head, Hawes, DL8 3RQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 48 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hawes Primary School are proud of their school and their community.”
- “Pupils of all ages get along well, with older pupils supporting younger ones.”
- “The school prioritises pupils’ well-being.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some learning activities are not well matched to pupils’ needs.”
- “As a result, some pupils, including pupils with SEND, find work too hard or their learning is not deepened in lessons.”
- “This affects how much progress these pupils make through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2024 (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) | 75% | 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, 5 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.
- Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gunnerside Methodist Primary School 7.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Reeth Community Primary School 11.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kettlewell Primary School 12.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School 14.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ingleton Primary School 15.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leyburn Primary School 15.3 mi Good Last distance published