Aspin Park Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.455 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Aspin Park Academy is a primary school in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Aspin Park 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 | 2.455 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.455 miles away, the 23rd shortest of 50 North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2011, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception in 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- Wetherby Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8LQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “There is a real sense of community at Aspin Park Academy.”
- “Many parents and carers commented on how the school feels like a tight-knit family despite its relatively large size.”
- “Pupils have a deep respect for each other.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the work that teachers give to pupils is not precise enough.”
- “Pupils sometimes do not get the practise that they need to help them build the knowledge or habits that they need, such as their posture in singing or movement in dance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 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) | 66% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadowside Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Goldsborough Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hookstone Chase Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Starbeck Primary Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Willow Tree Community Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Scotton Lingerfield Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published